Battle_of_Villafranca_(1809)
Battle of Villafranca (1809)
1809 Battle of the Peninsular War
The Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo took place on 17 March 1809, during the French occupation of León in the Peninsular War. After a bloody four-hour siege the small and isolated French garrison at Villafranca surrendered to Spanish regulars under Brigadier José de Mendizábal and General Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana.[1]
Peninsular war: Second French invasion