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Siege of León

Siege of León was a siege conducted in December 1367 at León, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Castilian Civil War, which ran from 1351 to 1369. The recorded result: Henry victory.

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Vista de algunos de los cubos de la muralla de la ciudad de León (España).
Vista de algunos de los cubos de la muralla de la ciudad de León (España).. Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtDecember 1367ran into the following year
WhereLeón, Spain42.599N, 5.567W
OutcomeHenry victory
Belligerents20px Castilians supporting Henryagainst20px Castilians supporting Pedro
Part ofCastilian Civil War1351 to 1369

Where it sits in the Castilian Civil War

Siege of Algeciras, 1350Battle of Inglesmendi, 1367Battle of Nájera, 1367Siege of León, 1367Siege of Seville, 136913501369Siege of León, 1367
5 placed engagements of the Castilian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember 1367 (month precision)
to 30 April 1368
PlaceLeón, Spain
42.599N, 5.567W
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Henry of Trastámara
Siege of LeónSiege of LeónBattle of the Nervasos MountainsBattle of CogorderosBombing of the Strike FactoryBattle of ViadangosBattle of las BabiasBombing of the Strike FactoryBattle of ViadangosBattle of las BabiasValladolidOviedoSantanderBurgosGijónBragança100 km42.599N, 5.567W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1367

Siege of León is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6130105, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of León (1368), revision 1370742893, 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.