Bruch, Battles of the, Spain, 1808

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Name (Latin)
Bruch, Battles of the, Spain, 1808
Other forms of name
nne El Bruch (Spain), Battle of, 1808
Coordinates
1.78027778 1.78027778 41.58 41.58 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Campaigns Spain
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q640100
Library of congress: sh 85041448
Sources of Information
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Wikipedia description:

The two battles of the Bruch (Spanish: Batallas del Bruch; Catalan: Batalles del Bruc) were engagements fought successively, at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, on 6 and 14 June 1808, during the Peninsular War, by French troops commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran against Spanish volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan Baget. The result of these battles and actions was a Spanish victory.

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