Battle of Almansa
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The Battle of Almansa took place on 25 April 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession. It was fought between an army loyal to Philip V of Spain, Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne, and one s
The Battle of Almansa by Ricardo Balaca
Philip V of Spain Investing Marshal Berwick with the Golden Fleece by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1818
Batalla de Almansa. Landscape by Filippo Pallotta, figures by Buonaventura Ligli
Almansa
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Almansa is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The name "Almansa" stems from the Arabic المنصف, "half way of the road".
Battle of Almansa
…troops led by Galway and Minas. This left them badly outnumbered when they moved to intercept Berwick. On 22 April, Berwick halted outside the town of Almansa, from where he could threaten supply lines for the Allied garrison in Valencia. The Allies broke camp early on 25 April and reached Almansa after a…
La Asuncion church's bell tower.
Convent of San Agustin
Clock tower
The medieval 'Castle of Almansa'.