Battle of Huesca explained

Conflict:Battle of Huesca
Partof:First Carlist War
Date:24 May 1837
Place:Huesca, Spain
Result:Carlist Victory
Combatant1: Spanish liberals
Combatant2:Carlist Rebels
Commander1:General Iribarren
Joseph Conrad

The Battle of Huesca was fought during the First Carlist War on May 24, 1837, between Spanish Constitutionalists and Carlists. During the course of the battle, the French Foreign Legion, which had been attached to the Cristinist army, suffered heavy casualties resulting in its strength being halved. The result of the battle was a decisive Carlist victory.

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