Battle of Trocadero

Battle of Trocadero
Part of the Spanish Expedition

Capture of Trocadero by the Duke of Angoulême, August 31, 1823
Paul Delaroche, 1824
Date31 August 1823
Location
Cadiz, Spain
Result French and Spanish Royalist victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France
Ejército de la Fe		 Partisans of the Cortes
Commanders and leaders
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Colonel Garcés
Strength
30,000 soldiers 1,700 soldiers
Casualties and losses
31 dead
110 wounded		 150 dead
300 wounded
1,000 captured

The Battle of Trocadero, fought on 31 August 1823, was a significant battle in France's expedition in support of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII. The French defeated the Spanish liberal forces and restored Ferdinand to absolute rule.

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