Battle of Oriamendi
Battle of Oriamendi was a battle fought on 16 March 1837 at San Sebastián, in what is now Spain. It was part of First Carlist War, which ran from 1833 to 1840. The recorded result: Carlist victory.
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Fought 16 March 1837
Where San Sebastián, Spain 43.267N, 1.967W
Outcome Carlist victory
Belligerents Carlists against Liberal Christinos; British Auxiliary Legion
Where it sits in First Carlist War Battle of Los Arcos, 1833 Battle of Vargas, 1833 Battle of Calanda, 1833 Battle of Nazar and Asarta, 1833 Siege of Vitoria, 1834 Battle of Mayals, 1834 Battle of Alsasua, 1834 Battle of Larraga Bridge, 1834 Battle of Alegría de Álava, 1834 Battle of Venta de Echavarri, 1834 Battle of Mendaza, 1834 First Battle of Arquijas, 1834 Battle of Ormaiztegi, 1835 Second Battle of Arquijas, 1835 Battle of Larremiar, 1835 Battle of Artaza, 1835 Battle of Deskarga Pass, 1835 Siege of Bilbao, 1835 Battle of Mendigorría, 1835 Siege of La Granadella, 1835 Siege of Guimerà, 1835 Siege of Lucena, 1835 Battle of Montejurra, 1835 Siege of Gandesa, 1836 Battle of Arlabán, 1836 Battle of Toga, 1836 Battle of El Bruch, 1836 Battle of Terapegui, 1836 Battle of Lugariz, 1836 Second Battle of Arlaban, 1836 Battle of Bañón, 1836 Battle of Ulldecona, 1836 Battle of Soneja, 1836 Battle of Albaida, 1836 Battle of Fortanete, 1836 Battle of Villarluengo, 1836 Battle of Alcublas, 1836 Battle of Prats de Lluçanès, 1836 Battle of Montesquiu, 1836 Siege of Bilbao, 1836 Siege of Cantavieja, 1836 Battle of Luchana, 1836 Battle of Peracamps, 1837 Battle of Torreblanca, 1837 Battle of Buñol, 1837 Battle of La Panadella, 1837 Battle of Oriamendi, 1837 Battle of Burjassot, 1837 Siege of Lucena, 1837 Siege of Solsona, 1837 Siege of Benicarló, 1837 Siege of Sant Mateu, 1837 Battle of Ademuz, 1837 Battle of Irun, 1837 Siege of Gandesa, 1837 Battle of Andoain, 1837 Siege of Benicarló, 1838 Battle of Belascoáin, 1838 Siege of Teruel, 1838 Siege of Gandesa, 1838 Siege of Lucena, 1838 Battle of El Morell and Vilallonga, 1838 Cincomarzada, 1838 Battle of L'Alcora, 1838 Battle of Chiva, 1838 Siege of Calanda, 1838 Siege of Alcañiz, 1838 Battle of Peñacerrada, 1838 Siege of Morella, 1838 Battle of the Erreniega Range, 1838 Battle of Maella, 1838 Siege of Caspe, 1838 Battle of Jérica, 1838 Battle of Cheste, 1838 Battle of Segura, 1839 Siege of Vilafamés, 1839 Battle of Ramales, 1839 Siege of Ripoll, 1839 Siege of Lucena, 1839 Battle of Peracamps, 1839 Capture of Morella, 1840 Battle of Berga, 1840 Capture of Fort El Collado, 1840 1833 1840 Battle of Oriamendi, 1837 84 placed engagements of First Carlist War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 16 March 1837 Place San Sebastián, Spain43.267N, 1.967W Kind Battle, nineteenth century Strength 9,300 (½ Spanish) Casualties and losses ~1,000–1,500 killed, wounded, captured or missing Commanders Infante Sebastião of Spain and Portugal
Battle of Oriamendi Battle of Oriamendi Siege of the Loyola barracks Siege of San Sebastián Battle of Lugariz Battle of Andoain Battle of Beotibar Siege of San Sebastián Battle of Beotibar Pamplona Santander Burgos Logroño Vitoria 100 km 43.267N, 1.967W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Plan of the battle of Oriamendi. Antonio Pirala (dead 1903), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1813 and 1936.
Battle of Oriamendi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3751485 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oriamendi , revision 1374909145, 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.
