Battle of Burgos

1808 CE.

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The Battle of Gamonal (also known, in Spanish, as the Battle of Burgos) was fought on 10 November 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal near Burgos, Spain. A French army under Soult overwhelmed the outnumbered Spanish troops under General Belvedere, opening central Spain, including Madrid, to invasion.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Gamonal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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