Battle of Tudela

Battle of Tudela

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Tudela
partof=the Peninsular War


caption="Battle of Tudela", an 1827 painting by January Suchodolski
oil on canvas, National Museum in Warsaw
date=November 23, 1808
place=Tudela, near Saragossa, Spain
result=French victory
combatant1=flagicon|France French Empire
combatant2=flagicon|Spain|1785 Spain
commander1=Jean Lannes
commander2=Francisco Castaños
strength1=31,000
strength2=19,000
casualties1=650 dead or wounded
casualties2=4,000 dead, wounded, or captured
The Battle of Tudela was a battle of the Peninsular War fought on November 23, 1808 near Tudela, Spain. The battle resulted in the victory of the French under Marshal Lannes against the Spanish under General Castaños.

19,000 Spanish soldiers tried to hold 30,000 French soldiers, but were defeated. About 4,000 Spanish became casualties, compared to only 650 French.

There is a legend about this battle engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.


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