Battle of Trocadero

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Battle of Trocadero
Part of the Spanish Expedition
French nocturnal decisive assault on Fort Trocadero, on the night of 30 and the day of 31 August 1823 (by P. Delaroche, Chateau de Versailles)
Date 31 August 1823 Location Cadiz, Spain Result French and Spanish Royalist victory[1]
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 the only significant battle in France's expedition in support of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII.^{[dubious – discuss]} The French defeated the Spanish liberal forces and restored Ferdinand to absolute rule.