battle, early modern
Battle of Oriola
Battle of Oriola was a battle fought on 30 August 1521 at Orihuela, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods, which ran from 1519 to 1523. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: ± 7,000 infantrymen against 5,500 soldiers.
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Where it sits in the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
Record
| Date | 30 August 1521 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Orihuela, Spain 38.086N, 0.947W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | ± 7,000 infantrymen | 5,500 soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | ± 2,000 | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Orihuela 1873, 1.2 km E
- Battle of Murcia 1706, 20 km SW
- Siege of Guardamar 1359, 26 km E
- Siege of Guardamar 1331, 26 km E
- Siege of Guardamar 1358, 26 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Gandía 25 July 1521
- All 6 engagements of Revolt of the Brotherhoods
Elsewhere in 1521
- Siege of Belgrade Serbia
- Battle of Six Seven Philippines
- Fall of Tenochtitlan Mexico
- Battle of Villalar Spain
- First Battle of Tamao Hong Kong S.A.R.
Battle of Oriola is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q958133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oriola (1521), revision 1375274046, 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.