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The British 48th Foot charges at the Battle of Talavera. The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) saw an Imperial French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan attack a combined British and Spanish army led by Sir Arthur Wellesley.
The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War. At Talavera, a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley combined with a Spanish army under General Cuesta fought in operations against French-occupied Madrid.
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The names of the military units that took part in the battle are engraved on the stone. [3] It was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Public Works. [4] It lies on the southern foothills of the Cerro Medellín, [3] one of the key locations of the battle, next to the current-day A-5 highway.
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The Battles of Talavera is an 1809 poem by the Irish writer John Wilson Croker. [1] It was written in commemoration of the Battle of Talavera , where Sir Arthur Wellesley led an Allied force of British, Portuguese and Spanish troops to a victory over the French in the Peninsular War .
Following his participation at the Battle of Medellín (28 March 1809), he was promoted to field marshal in April. Still at the head of the 5th Division (Infantry), he fought at the Battle of Talavera (27–28 July). [2] At the Battle of Arzobispo (8 August 1809) he was forced to retreat, abandoning 16 cannons. [1]
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