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Longa defeats General Fromant at Sedano

Valle de Sedano, Páramos, Burgos

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Longa defeats General Fromant at Sedano

Historical milestone · Valle de Sedano, Páramos, Burgos

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In 1812, during the Peninsular War, the guerrilla leader Francisco de Longa defeated the French general Fromant at Sedano, in one of the most remembered episodes of the war in northern Burgos.

1812

Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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