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Battle of Castalla

Battle of Castalla was a battle fought on 13 April 1813 at Castalla, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Peninsular War, which ran from 1808 to 1814. The recorded result: Anglo-Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 13,564 to 15,000; 24 guns against 17,000 to 18,716; 30 guns.

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Battle of Castalla, 13 April 1813
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Record

Date13 April 1813
PlaceCastalla, Spain
38.600N, 0.667W
Part ofPeninsular War (1808 to 1814)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultAnglo-Spanish victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireUnited Kingdom; Spain; Kingdom of Sicily
CommandersMarshal SuchetJohn Murray
Strength13,564 to 15,000; 24 guns17,000 to 18,716; 30 guns
Casualties and lossesBiar: 300; Castalla: 1,400Biar: 301, 2 guns; Castalla: 700
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Battle of Castalla is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870673, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Castalla, revision 1370436514, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.