Battle of Irun

Name: Battle of Irun
Start: 1837

1837 CE.

Shown on the map at 43.334°, -1.780°.

The Battle of Irún was the critical battle during the First Carlist War. From the beginning of the war, the city was a Carlist stronghold and remained in their hands until May 18, 1837, when the British Foreign Legion led by Lieutenant-General George de Lacy Evans and supported by the auxiliary forces assaulted and captured the city on the same day.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Irún (1837), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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