Battle of Tudela

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Battle of Tudela
Part of the Peninsular War
Battle of Tudela, a 1827 painting by January Suchodolski oil on canvas, National Museum in Warsaw
Date November 23, 1808 Location Tudela, near Saragossa, Spain Result French victory
Combatants
France	Spain
Commanders
Jean Lannes	Francisco Castaños
Strength
31,000	19,000
Casualties
650 dead or wounded	4,000 dead, wounded, or captured

Peninsular War: Second French Invasion, 1808–1809
Pancorbo – Valmaseda – Burgos – Espinosa – Tudela – Somosierra – Sahagún – Saragossa – Castellón – Uclés – Corunna – Valls – Villafranca – Ciudad-Real – Medellín – Porto – Gerona – Grijo – Lugo – 2nd Porto – Alcañiz – San Payo – María – Talavera – Almonacid – Tamamés – Hostalrich – Torres Vedras – Ocana – Alba de Tormes

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 and only 650 French.

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