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Battle of Somosierra
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The Battle of Somosierra took place on 30 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, when a combined Franco-Napoleonic Spanish-Polish force under the direct command of Napoleon I forced a passage throu
The Battle of Somo-Sierra Louis-François Lejeune, 1810
The Battle of Somo-Sierra Louis-François Lejeune, 1810
Myrbach painting shows Napoleon conferring with some of the Polish survivors of the charge
Myrbach painting shows Napoleon conferring with some of the Polish survivors of the charge
Somosierra, by January Suchodolski, 1860
Somosierra, by January Suchodolski, 1860
The Charge, part of an unfinished panorama of the battle by Wojciech Kossak and Michał Wywiórski
The Charge, part of an unfinished panorama of the battle by Wojciech Kossak and Michał Wywiórski
Chevau-léger
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Chevau-légers was a generic French name for light cavalry and medium cavalry.
Battle of Somosierra
…San Juan attempted to block Napoleon's advance onto Madrid. Napoleon overwhelmed the Spanish positions in a combined arms attack, sending the Polish Chevau-légers of the Imperial Guard at the Spanish guns while French infantry advanced up the slopes. The victory removed the last obstacle barring the road to Madrid…
Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard during the Battle of Peterswalde.
Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard during the Battle of Peterswalde.