battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Peñacerrada
Battle of Peñacerrada was a battle fought on 20 June 1838 at Peñacerrada-Urizaharra, in what is now Spain. It was part of First Carlist War, which ran from 1833 to 1840. The recorded result: Liberal victory.
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Record
| Date | 20 June 1838 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Peñacerrada-Urizaharra, Spain 42.644N, 2.713W | |
| Part of | First Carlist War (1833 to 1840) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Liberal victory | |
| Belligerents | Carlists supporting; Infante Carlos of Spain | Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting; Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina |
| Commanders | Pedro Saarsfield; Manuel Lorenzo | |
| Strength | 1,500 | |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Belascoáin 28 January 1838
- After: Siege of Morella 29 July 1838
- All 58 engagements of First Carlist War
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Battle of Peñacerrada 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 Q3755669, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Peñacerrada, revision 1370585930, 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.