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O'Donnell's defeat at Margalef

Torregrossa, Pla d'Urgell, Lleida

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O'Donnell's defeat at Margalef

Historical milestone · Torregrossa, Pla d'Urgell, Lleida

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In April 1810, in the fields of Margalef, within the district of Torregrossa, the French troops defeated the column of General O'Donnell that was trying to relieve besieged Lleida. The city capitulated a few weeks later.

1810

Photo: jordi domènech (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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