Modern era · 1808
Battle of Somosierra
The Battle of Somosierra took place on 30 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, when a combined Franco-Napoleonic Spanish-Polish force under the direct command of Napoleon I forced a passage through a Spanish division stationed at the Sierra de Guadarrama, which shielded Madrid from direct French attack.
- When
- 30 Nov 1808
- Where
- Somosierra
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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