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Battle of Ourique

Battle of Ourique was a battle fought on 25 July 1139 at Ourique, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus, which ran from 1086 to 1147. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 2,400–3,000 against Unknown.

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Battle of Ourique (1139)
Battle of Ourique (1139). Domingos Sequeira, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 July 1139
WhereOurique, Portugal39.170N, 8.760W
OutcomePortuguese victory
Belligerents23px Kingdom of Portugalagainst23px Almoravid dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus1086 to 1147

Where it sits in the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus

Battle of Sagrajas, 1086Siege of Aledo, 1089Siege of Toledo, 1090Battle of Almodóvar del Río, 1091Siege of Valencia, 1092Battle of Quart de Poblet, 1094Capture of Lisbon, 1094Battle of Bairén, 1097Battle of Consuegra, 1097Siege of Valencia, 1101Battle of Mollerussa, 1102Battle of Uclés, 1108Almoravid campaign in Central Iberia, 1109Siege of Lisbon, 1109Battle of Vatalandi, 1110Capture of Santarém, 11111115 Barcelona raid, 1115Siege of Coimbra, 1117Siege of Calatayud, 1120Battle of Corbins, 1126Battle of Arnisol, 1126Battle of the Alcalans, 1129Capture of Aceca, 1130Battle of Valencia, 1130Battle of Alamin, 1131Andalusian Campaign, 1133Battle of Badajoz, 1134Battle of Fraga, 1134Capture of Leiria, 1137Battle of Guadalquivir, 1138Siege of Coria, 1138Siege of Oreja, 1139Battle of Ourique, 1139Battle of Trancoso, 1140Siege of Coria, 1142Battle of Montiel, 1143Capture of Soure, 1144Siege of Lisbon, 1147Siege of Lleida, 114910861149Battle of Ourique, 1139
39 placed engagements of the Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 July 1139
PlaceOurique, Portugal
39.170N, 8.760W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength2,400–3,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of OuriqueBattle of OuriqueCapture of SantarémConquest of SantarémSiege of SantarémBattle of RoliçaBattle of AlfarrobeiraBattle of RoliçaBattle of AlfarrobeiraLisbonSetúbalBadajozCoimbraCovilhãÉvoraLeiriaBeja100 km39.170N, 8.760W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Ourique
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Ourique today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-03. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 61 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 124 m, 124 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 34% grassland, 30% tree cover, 23% cropland.

grassland: 34%tree cover: 30%cropland: 23%built-up: 11%grassland 34%tree cover 30%cropland 23%built-up 11%
west to east, 10.0 km3 to 74 mnorth to south, 10.0 km2 to 70 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1139

Battle of Ourique is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1328537, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ourique, revision 1385669754, 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.