The Battle of Guadalete

The Battle of Guadalete is the first scenario of the Tariq ibn Ziyad campaign in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms. It encompasses the first embarking of the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Tariq ibn Ziyad, to the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula and the decisive Battle of Guadalete against the Visigoth king, Roderic.

Allies

 * 1) Ceuta (Saracens, orange): They are located at the southern-most edge of the map, across the Alboran Sea, on the edge of the African continent. They will periodically send you troops to help you fight, and their ports can be used to trade if you are short of gold, but other than that, they do not have any major role in this scenario.
 * 2) Locals (Goths, grey): The Locals are located a little further north of the starting position of the player and upon bringing Tariq to them, they will provide you with a few infantry. After defeating Roderic's Army and returning to their base, they will let you use their blacksmith, stable, market and dock as well. A little south-west of their base, they have 4 villagers who will join your side once you bring Tariq to them. Other than this, they serve no other purpose in this scenario.

Enemies

 * 1) Roderic's Army (Goths, green): They are located near the western edge of the map and have no villagers or town center, but possess a large number of infantry along with light cavalry and cavalry archers and are protecting Roderic. The player's first objective is to kill Roderic, who is being protected by this army. Once Roderic and his army have been defeated, Roderic's Army will surrender.
 * 2) Visigoths (Goths, cyan): They are located near the eastern edge of the map and will send small raiding parties to your village. Their main base, situated along the coast, is well fortified with walls and a castle. Their second, smaller base, located just a little further, is comparatively weaker but still has a castle. They have no villagers or town center but they do have a navy and will try to harass your fishing ships if you try to fish in the Alboran Sea. It is not compulsory to defeat them, but destroying their castles will give you some gold as loot.
 * 3) Cordoba (Italians, purple): Their base is located on the northern edge of the map. They are your most powerful enemy and your main objective after killing Roderic is to destroy their castle. Their base is well fortified and built on both sides of a river. They also have a few warships on this river. They have not villagers or town center. Their castle is located at the deepest part of their base and reaching there and destroying the castle will take a considerable amount of troops and siege.