Battle of Araviana

Battle of Araviana
Part of the War of the Two Peters
Castilian knights and soldiers at the time of the Castilian Civil War
Date 22 September 1359 Location Near Ágreda, Crown of Castile Result Victory of Henry of Trastamara and the Crown of Aragon
Belligerents
Crown of Castile	Crown of Aragon Castilian exiles
Commanders and leaders
Juan Fernández de Henestrosa  †	Henry of Trastámara
Strength
1,500 cavalry	800 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but heavy	Unknown

The Battle of Araviana was a cavalry action fought during the War of the Two Peters on 22 September 1359. Eight hundred Aragonese horse, many of them Castilian exiles in service of the Crown of Aragon under Henry of Trastámara, had launched a cavalgada in Castilian territory when, near the Castilian town of Ágreda, confronted and routed a Castilian force under Juan Fernández de Henestrosa set to guard the frontier. Numerous Castilian noblemen and knights were killed, including Henestrosa, while many other were captured.