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The battle was the inspiration for Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 91, often called the "Battle Symphony" or "Wellington's Victory", which portrays the battle as musical drama. Another large-scale composition was Johann Bernhard Logier 's The Battle of Vitoria (1813), which combined several military bands with orchestra.
This is the order of battle for the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813). Abbreviations used. Military rank. Gen = General; Lt Gen = Lieutenant-General;
Title page of the first edition. Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria (also called the Battle Symphony; in German: Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria), Op. 91, [1] is a 15-minute-long orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to commemorate the Marquess (later Duke) of Wellington's victory over Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria in Spain on 21 June 1813 and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. 1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia Not to be confused with the French invasion of Spain in 1823. Peninsular War Part of the Napoleonic Wars Peninsular war Clockwise from top left: The Third of May 1808 Battle of Somosierra Battle of Bayonne Disasters of War prints by Goya Date 2 ...
Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated his Opus 91, often called the "Battle of Vitoria" or "Wellington's Victory", to one of the most famous events of the Napoleonic Wars: the Battle of Vitoria, in which a Spanish, Portuguese and British army under the command of General the Duke of Wellington broke the French army and nearly captured the puppet king ...
Battle Spain General Defeat [145] 10 –11 Nov 1812 Peninsular War Combat of Alba de Tormes: Skirmish Spain General Defeat [146] [147] [148] 17 Nov 1812: Peninsular War Combat of Huebra, San Muñoz Skirmish Spain General Defeat [149] 21 Jun 1813: Peninsular War Battle of Vitoria: Battle Spain General Victory* [150] [151] [152] 7 Jul – 25 Jul ...
Wellington's advance was so rapid that the French never had time to fully concentrate their forces. Late on 19 June, Joseph's army reached Vitoria where it waited vainly for Clausel to join it. [3] On 21 June, Wellington with 88,276 Allies with 90 guns attacked Joseph's 46,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and 2,300 gunners in the Battle of Vitoria ...
The Battle of Praia Bay was fought by the coast of Terceira Island on August 11, 1829, between Portuguese liberals and a Miguelite fleet as part of the Portuguese civil war. [ 1 ]