Battle of the Col de Panissars

Battle of the Col de Panissars
	Part of the Aragonese Crusade
	; "Peter III the Great at Col de Panissars", 1889, by Mariano Barbasán.
Date	30 September–1 October 1285
Location	Pyrenean pass, Principality of Catalonia
Result	Aragonese victory
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Peter III of Aragon ; Ramon of Montcada ; and Roger of Lauria	Philip III of France

The Battle of the Col de Panissars was fought on 30 September and 1 October 1285 between the forces of Philip III of France and Peter III of Aragon. It was a severe defeat for the French, who were already retiring over the Pyrenees when the Aragonese fell on them.

It was the last battle of the Aragonese Crusade, a papally-sanctioned war on behalf of Charles of Valois to secure the Aragonese throne from the excommunicated king Peter III, who had conquered Sicily against papal interests. The battle followed on the heels of the naval victory at Les Formigues on 4 September.

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