battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Trocadero

Name: Battle of Trocadero
Start: 1823-08-31
Location: Isla del Trocadero, Spain

Battle of Trocadero was a battle fought on 31 August 1823 at Isla del Trocadero, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Royalist War, which ran from 1822 to 1823. The recorded result: French and Spanish Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 soldiers against 1,700 soldiers.

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Fought31 August 1823

WhereIsla del Trocadero, Spain36.520N, 6.228W

OutcomeFrench and Spanish Royalist victory

BelligerentsKingdom of France; Ejército de la FeagainstPartisans of the Cortes

Casualties and losses31 dead; 110 woundedand150 dead; 300 wounded; 1,000 captured

Part ofRoyalist War1822 to 1823

Where it sits in the Royalist War

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Record

Date	31 August 1823
Place	Isla del Trocadero, Spain 36.520N, 6.228W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	30,000 soldiers	1,700 soldiers
Casualties and losses	31 dead; 110 wounded	150 dead; 300 wounded; 1,000 captured
Commanders	Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Cádiz 1640, 3.0 km S
Assault on Cadiz 1797, 3.4 km W
Battle of Cádiz 1656, 5.1 km W
Cádiz Expedition 1625, 5.1 km W
Capture of Cadiz 1596, 6.0 km NW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1596 and 1823.

In the same war

Before: Battle of Campillo de Arenas 28 July 1823
All 5 engagements of Royalist War

Elsewhere in 1823

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Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela
Battle of 4 May Brazil
Second Siege of Missolonghi Greece
Battle of Jenipapo Brazil

Battle of Trocadero 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 Q104541845, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Trocadero, revision 1379065642, 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.