Battle of Alsasua

Battle of Alsasua
Part of the First Carlist War
Date22 April 1834
Location
Alsasua (Altsasu), Navarre, Spain
42°53′43″N 2°10′08″W / 42.8953°N 2.1689°W / 42.8953; -2.1689
Result Carlist victory
Belligerents

Carlists supporting

Infante Carlos of Spain		 Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting
Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina
Commanders and leaders
Tomás de Zumalacárregui Vicente Genaro de Quesada
Casualties and losses
200 dead and wounded[1] 450 dead and wounded and 400 prisoners, including the capture of a full infantry company.[1]
Battle of Alsasua is located in Navarre
Battle of Alsasua
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Location of Alsasua within Navarre

The Battle of Alsasua, also known as the Battle of Altsasu or la Acción de la Venta de Alsasua (in Spanish "action of the inn at Alsasua"), occurred on April 22, 1834 in Navarre, Spain, during the First Carlist War.[2][3] Carlist general Tomás de Zumalacárregui attacked a convoy led by the Liberal general Vicente Genaro de Quesada traveling from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Pamplona at the town of Alsasua.[4][5]

The Liberals suffered many casualties and Zumalacárregui took many prisoners, as well as half a million reals.[4] The decision of both generals to execute most of their prisoners after a failed exchange negotiation set the ruthless tone with which POWs would be treated throughout the conflict. In addition, it strained Liberal supply lines in the area and was part of Zumalacárregui's successful guerrilla campaign until his death in the siege of Bilbao in 1835.[5]

  1. ^ a b Galeria Militar Contemporanea - Historia de la Guerra Civil en el Norte y Cataluña. Madrid: Sociedad tipográfica de Hortelano y Compañia. 1846. p. 376. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ Muriel Hernández, Manuel (2012). Manuel Lorenzo: militar y gobernador de Santiago de Cuba.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Mark (2014). Spain's First Carlist War, 1833-40. New York, NY. ISBN 978-1-137-40174-8. OCLC 881418310.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Ayuntamiento de Altsasu / Alsasua / Curiosidades Archived April 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Pirala, Antonio (1858). Historia de la guerra civil y de los Partidos Liberal y Carlista. Julio Aróstegui. Madrid: Turner. pp. 270–274. ISBN 84-7506-138-9. OCLC 12320449.