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.