Battle of Castalla (1812)
1812 battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the battle in 1812. For the better-known battle in 1813, see Battle of Castalla.
In the Battle of Castalla (21 July 1812) a small Spanish army commanded by Joseph O'Donnell advanced to attack an Imperial French division under the leadership of Jean Isidore Harispe. O'Donnell's battle plan was poorly conceived and the outnumbered French smashed his center column before his right and left wings could intervene.[2] The engagement occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought near Castalla, 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of Alicante, Spain.
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Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
Battle of Castalla, 21 July 1812, by Jean-Charles Langlois | |||||||
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First French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
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Jean Harispe | Joseph O'Donnell | ||||||
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Army of Aragon | Army of Murcia | ||||||
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4,000[1] | 10,000[1] | ||||||
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200[1] |
3,000[1] 2 guns[1] |
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Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia