Battle of Tudela
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{{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Battle of Tudela |partof=the Peninsular War |image= |caption= |date=November 23, 1808 |place=Tudela, near Saragossa, Spain |result=French victory |combatant1=France |combatant2=Spain |commander1=Jean Lannes |commander2=Francisco Castaños |strength1=31,000 |strength2=19,000 |casualties1=650 dead or wounded |casualties2=4,000 dead, wounded, or captured }} Template:Campaignbox Peninsular War:1809 The Battle of Tudela was a battle of the Peninsular War fought on November 23, 1808 near Tudela, Spain. The battle resulted in the victory of the French under Marshal Lannes against the Spanish under General Castaños.
19,000 Spanish soldiers tried to hold 30,000 French soldiers, but were defeated. About 4,000 Spanish became casualties and only 650 French.
There is a legend about this battle engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.