The Fall of Granada 1481-1492 : the Twilight of Moorish Spain

By 1481 Granada was the last Islamic enclave in Catholic Spain. Granada's last ruler, Muhammad XII 'Boadbil', faced the might of the Spanish royal army revitalised and lavishly equipped with modern artillery. Despite this mismatch of strength it took 11 years of hard campaigning before the Spanish troops could bring their guns to bear on the walls of Granada. After this the outcome could not be long delayed. Andalusia, the physical embodiment of the flowering Islamic culture in Spain, was snuffed out. The commanders, forces, plans and campaign itself are all examined closely in this superbly illustrated account of 'Los Reyes Catolicos' greatest victory. Krigshistore. Belejringen af Granada 1492. Emiratet i Granada var i 1481 de islamiske rigers sidste forpost i Spanien. I bogen beskrives begivenhederne fra 1481 til 1491, der førte til Granadas fald i 1492 og ophør som muslimsk stat. Bogen er forsynet med kort og plancher samt beskrivelser af de deltagende hæres våben og udrustning This campaign marked the emergence of Spain as a major military power in Europe and was one of the first campaigns in which artillery played a significant part. By 1481 Granada was the last Islamic enclave in Spain, but it took the Spanish army 11 years of fighting to reach the city walls. Written By David Nicolle ; Battlescene Artwork By Angus Mcbride. Osprey Military. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 95-96). Long before the fall of Granada in 1492, Castilian ambitions were growing and already looked beyond the Iberian peninsula. Description based on print version record.