Battle of Peñacerrada
Battle of Peñacerrada | |||||||
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Part of First Carlist War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Carlists supporting |
Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pedro Saarsfield Manuel Lorenzo | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 |
The Battle of Peñacerrada, a battle of the First Carlist War, occurred at Peñacerrada (Urizaharra) on June 20–22, 1838. The Liberals were commanded by and , who had crossed the Ebro after the . They routed 1,500 Carlist troops situated at Peñecerrada. Saarsfield and Lorenzo entered Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao within a week without encountering resistance.
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Coordinates: 42°38′39″N 2°42′48″W / 42.6442°N 2.7133°W
Categories:
- Battles of the First Carlist War
- Battles in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- 1838 in Europe
- 1838 in Spain
- Conflicts in 1838
- June 1838 events
- Spanish battle stubs