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Battle of the Llano and the French sack

Leciñena, Los Monegros, Huesca

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Battle of the Llano and the French sack

Historical milestone · Leciñena, Los Monegros, Huesca

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On 24 January 1809, during the Peninsular War, the French troops operating in the siege of Zaragoza fought on the plain of Leciñena and sacked and burned the sanctuary of Magallón. The locality commemorates the date each year.

1809

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