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Battle of Castalla

13 Apr 1813 · 38.60° N, 0.67° W

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13 Apr 1813
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Battle
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38.60° N, 0.67° W
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1813 battle during the Peninsular War

Battle of Castalla

1813 battle during the Peninsular War

In the Battle of Castalla on 13 April 1813, an Anglo-Spanish-Sicilian force commanded by Lieutenant General Sir John Murray fought Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Valencia and Aragon. Murray's troops successfully repelled a series of French attacks on their hilltop position, causing Suchet's III corps to retreat. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

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