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Batalla de Bailén, cuartel de Dupont

Andújar, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

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Batalla de Bailén, cuartel de Dupont

Historical milestone · Andújar, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén

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In July 1808 the French general Pierre Dupont set up his headquarters in Andújar before being defeated nearby at Bailén, the first major defeat of a Napoleonic army in open battle.

1808

Photo: Julen Iturbe-Ormaetxe from Bilbao, Spain (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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