Battle of Teba

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The Battle of Teba was a 1330 engagement in the Reconquista in southern Spain, notable for the death of Scottish knight Sir James Douglas while carrying Robert the Bruce’s heart on crusade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedArtifact heart of Robert the Bruce in a casket
associatedWith Robert I of Scotland
surface form: Robert the Bruce
belligerent Crown of Aragon
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Marinid dynasty
Kingdom of Granada
surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
combatantReligion Christianity
Islam
commander Alfonso XI of Castile
Muhammad IV of Granada
Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula
conflict Reconquista
country Spain
date 1330
followedBy continued Castilian campaigns against Granada
genre medieval warfare
hasCause Castilian offensive against Granada
hasType siege and field battle
historicalRegion Andalusia
surface form: al-Andalus
involvedPerson Scottish knights contingent
Sir James Douglas
William St. Clair of Roslin
surface form: William St. Clair of Rosslyn
languageOfSources Arabic
Castilian
Latin
location Andalusia
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Province of Málaga
Teba
militaryTactic ambush of Granadan relief force
notableFor carrying the heart of Robert the Bruce
death of Sir James Douglas
objective capture of Teba
opponent Granadan forces
Marinid forces
partOf Christian–Muslim wars in the Iberian Peninsula
Granada War
surface form: Granada War (Reconquista phase)
precededBy earlier Castilian–Granadan border warfare
religiousContext Catholic–Muslim conflict
Christian crusading tradition
result Castilian victory
significance linked Scottish crusading tradition to the Reconquista
strengthened Castilian frontier in Andalusia
timePeriod 14th century
Middle Ages

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Sir James Douglas militaryConflict Battle of Teba
James Douglas battle Battle of Teba
Battle of Rio Salado precededBy Battle of Teba