An amazing battle. The mercenaries of the 14th century Free Companies played a large part
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An amazing battle. The mercenaries of the 14th century Free Companies played a large part
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The Battle of Nájera was fought on 3 April 1367 to the northeast of Nájera, in the province of La Rioja, Castile, medieval Spain. It was fought during the first Castilian Civil War, a struggle over the throne of Castile, which pitted King Peter of Castile against his half-brother Count Henry of Trastámara.
The civil war in Spain turned Castile into a proxy of England and France during the Hundred Years' War, with England and France both taking sides in the conflict. Their motivation was to gain control over the Castilian fleet (Castilian naval power was far superior to that of England or France's at the time).
King Peter of Castile was supported by England, Aquitaine, Majorca, Navarra and mercenaries hired by the Edward, the Black Prince of Wales. His rival, Count Henry, was aided by a majority of the nobility and the Christian military organizations in Castile. The Kingdom of France and the Crown of Aragon did not give Henry official assistance. But many Aragonese, and French troops loyal to his general, the Breton knight and French commander Bertrand du Guesclin, fought on his side.
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