Crusader formation

The Crusaders form up in three sections with heavy cavalry in the front ranks and heavy infantry in the rear ranks. At the back of each section is a reserve led by a king and his retainers. King Sancho VII leads the Navarrese right wing, King Pedro II leads the Aragonese left wing, and King Alfonso VIII leads the Castilian centre. Alfonso’s plan calls for the cavalry to charge first and the heavy infantry to charge second.