Orthez
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Orthez is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Bridge over the Gave de Pau
Moments before the start of the 16th stage of the Tour de France from Pont-Neuf; signaled by the mayor.
Battle of Orthez
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The Battle of Orthez was fought on 27 February 1814 in the southwest of France near the end of the Peninsular War. An army of British, Spanish and Portuguese troops under Field Marshal Lord Wellington
Orthez
…was more successful, as the inhabitants, ostensibly at least, renounced Protestantism. It is nevertheless still a strong tradition in the town. Another battle of Orthez occurred during the Napoleonic Wars on 27 February 1814, in which the British Duke of Wellington defeated Marshal Soult on the hills to the north of…
1815 painting of the battle
Comte d'Erlon
Lowry Cole
Eloi Taupin