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101: 92: 111: 83: 373: 441: 513:, which he entrusted to Admiral Count of Osona with Cardona as vice-admiral. Relieving the island, the Castilian army left the siege and reembarked. Though he had numerical advantage, Peter I chose not to join the battle and withdrew. He was pursued by 15 or 20 galleys under Bernat de Cabrera. This force then anchored at the 383:
Perellós refused Peter's demands and was chased by Castilian warships as far as the Portuguese coast. Peter of Castile complained afterwards to King Peter IV of Aragon, but as he did not obtain the desired results, he declared war on the Crown of Aragon. While both crowns promptly engaged in a bloody
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before their line with the aim of keeping the Castilian ships as they approached the port to begin the attack. Whether true or not, the Castilian fleet sailed through the shoals and a stubborn battle ensued. At nightfall, Peter I withdrew his vessels and the battle renewed at 10:00 am, the following
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and a very large vessel following the appearance of Peter I in the city. The forces were under the command of the generals, Bernat III of Cabrera and Hug II of Cardona, with Bernat and Gilabert de Cruilles, Bernat Margarit, and Pere Asbert as captains. The king, Peter of Aragon, took the command of
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on June 9. The king, Peter IV of Aragon and III of Barcelona, who was present at the city, organized the defense, together with the counts, Bernat III of Cabrera and Hug II of Cardona. The Aragonese disposed of ten galleys, a nau, and several small craft garrisoned by companies of
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estuary. The Castilians were then willing of fight, but as the Aragonese position was strong and supported by land forces, Peter I decided to sail back to Seville. Upon his arrival, Peter found that his armies had been defeated on 22 September in the largest
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day. Then the Aragonese crossbowmen inflicted heavy casualties upon the Castilian seamen and soldiers, and the Aragonese artillery also caused serious damage to many ships. One of the biggest Castilian naus was hit twice by the fire of a
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and 120 crossbowmen, along with its sailors and Peter's entourage. This fleet set sail on April and moved along the coast of Valencia, where the Castle of Guardamar was captured. On June 9 it was within sight of Barcelona.
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frontier war by land, in mid-1358 the naval campaign began with the landing of a Castilian army at the Valencian town of Guardamar. Led by Peter I, they quickly occupied the town. Its
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and the Crown of Aragon. King Peter I of Castile, who was present at Sanlúcar during the event, felt offended and demanded that the Genoese vessels be liberated from Perellós.
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The "War of the Two Peters" broke out in 1356, when a squadron of nine Aragonese galleys under Francesc de Perellós (sent by King Peter IV of Aragon to assist the
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and Humbert de Ballestar. Armed parties of Barcelona's civilians organized according to their office were also divided along the perimeter to support the fleet.
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The following year Peter of Castile organized a larger expedition. Numerous ships were built at the shipyards of Seville, and many others were requested from
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were installed near the shores to give additional coverage to the ships, which were reinforced by many companies of crossbowmen who had come from the
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the fleet and detached the galleys in a line along the beach, with the huge nau in middle of the line. All the vessels were covered by a
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under the command of several knights including Ramón de Pujol, Ramón and Bernat Planella, Bernat de Perapetusa, Ramón Berenguer de
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by order of the King of Castile, Peter I. Consisting of 128 warships including royal vessels, ships from the King of Castile's
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According to the Castilian chronicler and captain López de Ayala, during the night the Aragoneses ran down numerous
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La marina de Castilla desde su origen y pugna con la de Inglaterra hasta la refundición en la Armada española
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was mounted aboard the Aragonese nau and her shots heavily damaged one of the biggest naus of Peter I.
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The naval forces gathered at the port of Barcelona consisted of ten well-armed galleys, several
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mounted aboard the largest Aragonese nau, which demolished its castles and left it dismasted.
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and knights, the Castilian fleet set sail from Seville in April. Traversing the coast of
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to get water. There they were confronted by many peasants of Barcelona and
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Historia del reinado de D. Pedro Primero de Castilla, llamado El Cruel
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The Castilian fleet divided and part of the ships headed to the
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With Peter I also on board, as well as many distinguished
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Index

War of the Two Peters
Barcelona
Principality of Catalonia
Crown of Aragon

Crown of Castile

Kingdom of Portugal

Emirate of Granada

Crown of Aragon
Peter I of Castile
Peter IV of Aragon
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galleys
galiots
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War of the Two Peters
Barcelona
Araviana
Barcelona
Catalonia
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War of the Two Peters
Seville

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