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Battle of Toro

Battle of Toro was a battle fought on 1 March 1476 at Toro, in what is now Spain. It was part of the War of the Castilian Succession, which ran from 1475 to 1479. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: About 8,500 men: 5,000 footmen; 3,500 horsemen against About 8,000 men: 5,000 footmen; 2,500 or 3,000 horsemen.

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Batalla de Toro.
Batalla de Toro.. Francisco de Paula Van Halen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 March 1476
WhereToro, Spain41.496N, 5.444W
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsKingdom of Portugal; Castilian JuanistasagainstCastilian Isabelistas; Crown of Aragon
Casualties and lossesNear 1,000 (dead, prisoners and drowned)andMany hundreds (dead and prisoners)
Part ofWar of the Castilian Succession1475 to 1479

Where it sits in the War of the Castilian Succession

Siege of Burgos, 1475Battle of Gibraltar, 1476Battle of Toro, 1476Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1476Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1476Battle of Mourão, 1477Battle of Guinea, 1478Battle of La Albuera, 147914751479Battle of Toro, 1476
8 placed engagements of the War of the Castilian Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 March 1476
PlaceToro, Spain
41.496N, 5.444W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthAbout 8,500 men: 5,000 footmen; 3,500 horsemenAbout 8,000 men: 5,000 footmen; 2,500 or 3,000 horsemen
Casualties and lossesNear 1,000 (dead, prisoners and drowned)Many hundreds (dead and prisoners)
Commanders
  • Afonso V of Portugal
  • John II of Portugal
  • Garcia de Meneses
  • Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña
  • Ferdinand II of Aragon
  • Pedro González de Mendoza
  • García Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Alba
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Battle of Toro is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2734129, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toro, revision 1380633216, 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.