siege, medieval

Siege of Coimbra

Name: Siege of Coimbra
Location: Coimbra, Portugal

Siege of Coimbra was a siege conducted in 1064 at Coimbra, in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Coimbra. The recorded result: Christian victory.

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Fought1064

WhereCoimbra, Portugal40.211N, 8.429W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeChristian victory

Belligerents23px Kingdom of León; County of PortugalagainstTaifa of Badajoz

Casualties and lossesUnknownand5,000 captives

Record

Date	1064 (year precision) to 1064
Place	Coimbra, Portugal 40.211N, 8.429W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Conquest of Coimbra by Christian forces
Casualties and losses	Unknown	5,000 captives
Commanders	Ferdinand I of León

Placed at Coimbra; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Casal Novo 1811, 12 km SW
Battle of Bussaco 1810, 17 km NE
Battle of Foz de Arouce 1811, 18 km SE
Battle of Pombal 1811, 36 km SW
Battle of Aljubarrota 1385, 73 km SW

Elsewhere in 1064

Siege of Coimbra is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q122238602, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Coimbra (1064), revision 1370740302, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.