Battle of Tudela

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Battle of Tudela
Part of the Peninsular War
Battle of Tudela January Suchodolski, National Museum in Warsaw
Date 23 November 1808 Location Tudela, Navarre, Spain 42°03′17.73″N 1°36′58.79″W / 42.0549250°N 1.6163306°W / 42.0549250; -1.6163306 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France Duchy of Warsaw	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean Lannes Michel Ney Lefebvre-Desnouettes	Duke of Bailén Duke of Saragossa Juan O'Neylle
Strength
35,000[1]	45,000[1]
Casualties and losses
700[1]	6,000[1]

Peninsular war: Spain

200km
125miles

Toulouse

12

Vitoria

11

Tordesillas

10

Burgos

9

Salamanca

8

Ciudad

7

Talavera

6

Corunna

5

Tudela

4

Bailén

3

Valencia

2

Madrid

1

  

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The Battle of Tudela (23 November 1808) saw an Imperial French army led by Marshal Jean Lannes attack a Spanish army under General Castaños. The battle resulted in the complete victory of the Imperial forces over their adversaries. The combat occurred near Tudela in Navarre, Spain during the Peninsular War, part of a wider conflict known as the Napoleonic Wars.^[2]