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πͺπΈβοΈπ΅πΉ Today is the anniversary of one of the greatest Christian military victories against Muslims in history.
On July 16, 1212, three Christian kingdoms united into a single crusader army and crushed the outnumbering Muslim armies of the Almohad Caliphate at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
The Christian forces were led by King Alfonso VIII of Castile, King Sancho VII of Navarre, and King Peter II of Aragon, all blessed by Pope Innocent III.
They led a 14,000-strong Christian army in a crusade against a jihad of 30,000 Muslim warriors led by Caliph Muhammad al-Nasir.
They were joined by the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaler, the Order of Calatrava, the Order of Santiago and the Order of Γvora.
Despite being outnumbered 2 to 1, the Christian forces dealt a crushing defeat to the Muslim enemy, eliminating 20,000 of them while losing only 2,000.
The Christian victory permanently shattered Muslim rule in the Iberian peninsula, breaking up the unified Almohad Caliphate into tiny principalities and turning the tide of the Reconquista.
On July 16, 1212, three Christian kingdoms united into a single crusader army and crushed the outnumbering Muslim armies of the Almohad Caliphate at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
The Christian forces were led by King Alfonso VIII of Castile, King Sancho VII of Navarre, and King Peter II of Aragon, all blessed by Pope Innocent III.
They led a 14,000-strong Christian army in a crusade against a jihad of 30,000 Muslim warriors led by Caliph Muhammad al-Nasir.
They were joined by the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaler, the Order of Calatrava, the Order of Santiago and the Order of Γvora.
Despite being outnumbered 2 to 1, the Christian forces dealt a crushing defeat to the Muslim enemy, eliminating 20,000 of them while losing only 2,000.
The Christian victory permanently shattered Muslim rule in the Iberian peninsula, breaking up the unified Almohad Caliphate into tiny principalities and turning the tide of the Reconquista.
Comments (109)
15 days agoangeloolavarrieta
Letβs rise again and resurrect our Catholic Churches from the fires our enemies have dare to bring about
2 months agomezzellwilliam
And they will continue being crushed. Evil never succeed. And it does help keep the world population down.
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