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Battle of Fraga and the death of the Battler

Fraga, Bajo Cinca, Huesca

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Battle of Fraga and the death of the Battler

Historical milestone · Fraga, Bajo Cinca, Huesca

Image of Fraga, not of the place itself.

On 17 July 1134 the Almoravid cavalry broke the siege that Alfonso I of Aragon had laid to Fraga. The king lost three bishops and a good part of his host, withdrew to Zaragoza and died fifty-four days later without leaving issue.

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