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Batalla de Bailén

Bailén, Sierra Morena, Jaén

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Batalla de Bailén

Historical milestone · Bailén, Sierra Morena, Jaén

On 19 July 1808 Spanish troops under Castaños and Reding defeated the French army of General Dupont, the first defeat in open battle of a Napoleonic army.

19 de julio de 1808

Photo: José Casado del Alisal (Public domain)

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