Battle of Luchana

Battle of Luchana
	Part of First Carlist War
Date	23–24 December 1836
Location	Bilbao and vicinities, Basque Country, Spain
Result	Liberal 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
	Baldomero Espartero

The Battle of Luchana (Lutxana in Basque) occurred at Bilbao and its vicinities during the night of December 23, 1836 and went on until December 24, 1836.^[1]^[2] The Carlists were besieging Bilbao and controlled the water and land routes towards the city. The battle of Luchana took place in the district belonging to the parish of Deusto and the municipality of Erandio, on the banks of the Asúa River, which empties into the Nervión at the spot known as Luchana. The Carlists were defeated and the siege of Bilbao was lifted.

^ Shubert, Adrian (2021). Sword of Luchana: Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793–1879. University of Toronto Press. pp. 4–9. ISBN 978-1-4875-0860-9.
^ Bowen, Wayne H.; Álvarez, José E. (2007-09-30). A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on Terror. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-57356-723-7.

[1] Shubert, Adrian (2021). Sword of Luchana: Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793–1879. University of Toronto Press. pp. 4–9. ISBN 978-1-4875-0860-9.

[2] Bowen, Wayne H.; Álvarez, José E. (2007-09-30). A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on Terror. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-57356-723-7.

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