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![ANNIVERSARY BAILEN BATTLE 1808-2008 : The Battle of Bailén was contested in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castaños and Theodor von Reding, and a corps of the Imperial French Army under General Pierre Dupont. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailén (sometimes Baylen in English), a village by the Guadalquivir in the Jaén province of southern Spain.
In June 1808 Napoleon ordered Dupont to force his way south through Andalusia to Cádiz, believing the general would "be able to overthrow everybody he meets."[7] Finding the invasion of a vast, hostile countryside more than his small army could handle, however, Dupont withdrew from Córdoba in July, retracing his steps to the north of the province to await reinforcements. Meanwhile, General Castaños, commanding the Spanish field army at San Roque, travelled to Seville to meet the powerful Seville Junta—a patriotic assembly committed to resisting the French incursions—and take command of its army.
Between 16–19 July 1808, Spanish forces surrounded Dupont's corps, defeated his counterattacks, and compelled him to sign the Convention of Andújar which stipulated the surrender of almost 18,000 men, making Bailén the worst disaster and capitulation of the Peninsular War, and the first major defeat of Napoleon's Grande Armée. When news of the catastrophe reached French military authorities in occupied Madrid, French commanders panicked and ordered a general retreat to the Ebro, abandoning much of Spain. Much of Europe cheered at this first check to the hitherto unbeatable Imperial armies—tales of Spanish heroism inspired Austria and showed the force of nation-wide resistance to Napoleon, setting in motion the rise of the Fifth Coalition against Napoleon.](http://www.folklorespain.net/SPANISH-TOURISM/ANNIVERSARY-B-BATTLE-1808-2008/andaluciaimagen37146/631098831_3oica-Th-2.jpg "ANNIVERSARY BAILEN BATTLE 1808-2008 : The Battle of Bailén was contested in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castaños and Theodor von Reding, and a corps of the Imperial French Army under General Pierre Dupont. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailén (sometimes Baylen in English), a village by the Guadalquivir in the Jaén province of southern Spain.
In June 1808 Napoleon ordered Dupont to force his way south through Andalusia to Cádiz, believing the general would \"be able to overthrow everybody he meets.\"[7] Finding the invasion of a vast, hostile countryside more than his small army could handle, however, Dupont withdrew from Córdoba in July, retracing his steps to the north of the province to await reinforcements. Meanwhile, General Castaños, commanding the Spanish field army at San Roque, travelled to Seville to meet the powerful Seville Junta—a patriotic assembly committed to resisting the French incursions—and take command of its army.
Between 16–19 July 1808, Spanish forces surrounded Dupont's corps, defeated his counterattacks, and compelled him to sign the Convention of Andújar which stipulated the surrender of almost 18,000 men, making Bailén the worst disaster and capitulation of the Peninsular War, and the first major defeat of Napoleon's Grande Armée. When news of the catastrophe reached French military authorities in occupied Madrid, French commanders panicked and ordered a general retreat to the Ebro, abandoning much of Spain. Much of Europe cheered at this first check to the hitherto unbeatable Imperial armies—tales of Spanish heroism inspired Austria and showed the force of nation-wide resistance to Napoleon, setting in motion the rise of the Fifth Coalition against Napoleon.")
ANNIVERSARY BAILEN BATTLE 1808-2008
The Battle of Bailén was contested in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castaños and Theodor von Reding, and a corps of the Imperial French Army under General Pierre Dupont. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailén (sometimes Baylen in English), a village by the Guadalquivir in the Jaén province ...
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