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The 1808 ambush

Santa Cruz de Mudela, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

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The 1808 ambush

Curiosity · Santa Cruz de Mudela, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

Image of Santa Cruz de Mudela, not of the place itself.

During the Peninsular War the local guerrilla bands inflicted 109 dead and 113 prisoners on Napoleon's troops, one of the best-remembered episodes in the history of the town.

Photo: Bernardo Baggio (CC BY 2.0)

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