Conflict: | Battle of Peñacerrada |
Partof: | First Carlist War |
Date: | 20–22 June 1838 |
Place: | Peñacerrada, Basque Country, Spain |
Result: | Liberal victory |
Combatant1: | Carlists supporting Infante Carlos of Spain |
Combatant2: | Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina |
Commander2: | Pedro Saarsfield Manuel Lorenzo |
Strength1: | 1,500 |
The Battle of Peñacerrada, a battle of the First Carlist War, occurred at Peñacerrada (Urizaharra) on June 20–22, 1838. The Liberals were commanded by Pedro Saarsfield and Manuel Lorenzo, who had crossed the Ebro after the Battle of Los Arcos. They routed 1,500 Carlist troops situated at Peñecerrada. Saarsfield and Lorenzo entered Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao within a week without encountering resistance.