Battle of San Marcial

1813 CE.

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The Battle of San Marcial took place on 31 August 1813 near Irún, close to the Franco-Spanish border, as part of the Peninsular War. The Spanish Army of Galicia under Manuel Freire de Andrade repulsed a French attack led by Jean-de-Dieu Soult. The battle was named after the heights of San Marcial which were held by the Spanish.

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

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