Battle of Najera

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Nájera (1367) was a major engagement of the Castilian Civil War in which an Anglo-Gascon army led by Edward the Black Prince defeated the forces of Henry of Trastámara, temporarily restoring King Peter of Castile to the throne.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Nájera	2
Battle of Najera canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	Henry of Trastámara later regained the Castilian throne ⓘ Castilian campaign of 1367 ⓘ surface form: Peter of Castile failed to pay agreed subsidies to Edward the Black Prince contributed to deterioration of the Black Prince's health and finances ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Navarrete ⓘ
belligerent	Anglo-Gascon army ⓘ Franco-Castilian alliance ⓘ surface form: France (supporting Henry of Trastámara) Henry of Trastámara's Castilian faction ⓘ Kingdom of Castile (Peter of Castile) ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Navarre (as ally and territory of passage)
captured	Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
casualties	heavy casualties for Henry of Trastámara's forces ⓘ
category	14th-century battle ⓘ Battles involving Castile ⓘ Battles involving England ⓘ Battles involving France ⓘ
combatantStrength	Anglo-Gascon and loyalist Castilian army larger than Henry of Trastámara's force ⓘ
commander	Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ Edward the Black Prince ⓘ Henry of Trastámara ⓘ Peter of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Castilian Civil War ⓘ
date	3 April 1367 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Hundred Years' War ⓘ surface form: Hundred Years' War era
locatedIn	Castile ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Castile
locatedInPresentDay	Spain ⓘ
notablePrisoners	Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
partOf	Castilian Civil War ⓘ
place	Nájera ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Montiel (politically related but later in war) ⓘ
prelude	English and Gascon forces marched through Navarre ⓘ
relatedEvent	Castilian Civil War ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ
relatedTo	Edward the Black Prince ⓘ Henry II of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	decisive Anglo-Castilian victory ⓘ defeat of Henry of Trastámara ⓘ temporary restoration of Peter of Castile ⓘ
significance	financially strained Edward the Black Prince ⓘ secured short-term English influence in Castile ⓘ
tacticalFeature	deployment of dismounted men-at-arms ⓘ use of English longbowmen ⓘ
year	1367 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward the Black Prince → notableBattle → Battle of Najera ⓘ

Castilian campaign of 1367 → hasBattle → Battle of Najera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Nájera

Castilian army → notableBattle → Battle of Najera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Nájera