battle, medieval

Battle of Martorell

Name: Battle of Martorell
Location: Martorell, Spain

Battle of Martorell was a battle fought in 1114 at Martorell, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Almoravid expedition to Catalonia. The recorded result: Catalan victory.

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Fought1114

WhereMartorell, Spain41.468N, 1.927E

OutcomeCatalan victory

Belligerents15px|Coat of Arms of the Crown of Aragon County of Barcelona; 15px County of Urgell; 15pxCounty of CerdañaagainstAlmoravids

Part ofAlmoravid expedition to Catalonia

Record

Date	1114 (year precision)
Place	Martorell, Spain 41.468N, 1.927E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Udalard Ramon of Rosanes Ermengol IV of Urgell Bernard, Count of Cerdanya

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Martorell 1641, 1.0 km NE
Battle of Ad Pontes AD 792, 1.8 km N
Battle of Molins de Rey 1808, 9.5 km SE
Battle of Molins de Rey 1809, 9.7 km SE
Battle of Ordal 1813, 10 km SW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 792 and 1641.

Battle of Martorell is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15895729, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Martorell (1114), revision 1380202989, 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.