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Second Battle of Castalla of 1813

Castalla, L'Alcoià, Alicante

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Second Battle of Castalla of 1813

Curiosity · Castalla, L'Alcoià, Alicante

Image of Castalla, not of the place itself.

On 13 April 1813, during the Peninsular War, the Spanish side defeated General Suchet's French troops at Castalla in what is known as the second Battle of Castalla, recovering the territory lost in an earlier clash in 1812. Given its importance, King Ferdinand VII commemorated the victory by creating the Cross of Distinction.

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