Battle of Cardedeu
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The Battle of Cardedeu on 16 December 1808 saw an Imperial French corps led by Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr assault a Spanish force commanded by Juan Miguel de Vives y Feliu and Theodor von Reding. Saint
Battle of Cardedeu, by Jean-Charles Langlois.
Guillaume Duhesme's men were bottled up in Barcelona.
Mariano Alvarez de Castro commanded a Spanish division.
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr had orders from Napoleon to relieve Duhesme in Barcelona.
Battle of Sahagún
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The Battle of Sahagún was fought on 21 December 1808 during the Peninsular War. 400 hussars of the British Army under Lieutenant-general Lord Paget defeated 800 French Imperial Army cavalrymen led by
Painting of the battle
Two privates of the 8th Dragoon Regiment
1812 painting of a 7th Hussars private. 12 men of the 7th Hussars fought at Sahagún, serving as Lord Paget's escort.