Siege of Burgos
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At the siege of Burgos, from 19 September to 21 October 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese Army led by General Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington tried to capture the castle of Burgos from its French ga
The Siege of Burgos, by François Joseph Heim
These re-enactors are dressed as British infantry.
Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Stone bridge at Palencia
Battle of Tordesillas (1812)
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In the Battle of Tordesillas, Battle of Villamuriel or Battle of Palencia between 25 and 29 October 1812, a French army led by Joseph Souham outmaneuvered and pushed back an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish a
Siege of Burgos
…fought a series of actions along the Pisuerga and Carrión Rivers at Palencia, Villamuriel de Cerrato, and Tordesillas which are collectively called the Battle of Tordesillas. When the French seized the bridge over the Duero River at Tordesillas on the 29th, Wellington was compelled to order a retreat. On 29 October, Hill…
The feat of Captain Guingret from Foy's command at Tordesillas (depiction by Charles Motte).
General Joseph Souham
Stone bridge over the Duero at Tordesillas.