Battle of Bailén

The Battle of Bailén was fought in 1808 between the Spanish Army's Army of Andalusia, under General Francisco Javier Castaños and the French Imperial Army's 2nd Gironde Observational Corps under Divisional-General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. The first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army, the battle's heaviest fighting took place near Bailén, a village by the Guadalquivir river in the Jaén province of southern Spain.

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Batalla de Bailén
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1808-07-16T00:00:00Z

1808-07-19T00:00:00Z

1808 Battle of Bailén

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-205 Battle of Iliturgi

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0214-01-01T00:00:00Z

-214 Siege of Iliturgi

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0853-01-01T00:00:00Z

853 Battle of Jandula

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1009-11-11T00:00:00Z

1009 Battle of Qantish

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1041-01-01T00:00:00Z

1041 Battle of Arjona

1297-01-01T00:00:00Z

1297-01-01T00:00:00Z

1297 Battle of Arjona

1936-12-13T00:00:00Z

1936-12-31T00:00:00Z

1936 Aceituna Campaign

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La Rendición de Bailén (Casado del Alisal)

Maurice Ignace Fresia

Bodleian Libraries, Spanish lickrish

Medalla de Bailén

Claude François Duprès, général et baron de l'Empire (1755-1808)

Episodio de la batalla de Bailén, de Ricardo Balaca (Museo del Prado)

Battle Baylen 1

Granadero Regimiento Suizo Reding

Batalla de Bailen

Descripción de la batalla de Baylen y auxîlios que en ella dieron los vecinos 1815

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	205	Battle of Iliturgi	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	214	Siege of Iliturgi	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	853	Battle of Jandula	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1009	Battle of Qantish	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1041	Battle of Arjona	Taifa of Granada, Zirid Dynasty, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1297	Battle of Arjona	battle, Crown of Castile, Emirate of Granada	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Bailén	First French Empire, Kingdom of Spain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Aceituna Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de María Martín	Roman villa, fortified tower, tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torreón de la Fuente Sorda	archaeological site, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torres de la Aduana	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		La Rendición de Bailén (Casado del Alisal)		Commons
commons	image		Maurice Ignace Fresia		Commons
commons	image		Bodleian Libraries, Spanish lickrish		Commons
commons	image		Medalla de Bailén		Commons
commons	image		Claude François Duprès, général et baron de l'Empire (1755-1808)		Commons
commons	image		Episodio de la batalla de Bailén, de Ricardo Balaca (Museo del Prado)		Commons
commons	image		Battle Baylen 1		Commons
commons	image		Granadero Regimiento Suizo Reding		Commons
commons	image		Batalla de Bailen		Commons
commons	image		Descripción de la batalla de Baylen y auxîlios que en ella dieron los vecinos 1815		Commons