Battle of Huesca

Battle of Huesca
Part of First Carlist War
Date 24 May 1837 Location Huesca, Spain 42°08′24″N0°24′32″W / 42.1401°N 0.4089°W / 42.1401; -0.4089 Result Carlist Victory
Belligerents
Spanish liberals	Carlist Rebels
Commanders and leaders
General Iribarren Joseph Conrad

The Battle of Huesca was fought during the First Carlist War on May 24, 1837, between Spanish Constitutionalists and Carlists. During the course of the battle, the French Foreign Legion, which had been attached to the Cristinist army, suffered heavy casualties resulting in its strength being halved. The result of the battle was a decisive Carlist victory.

References

• Piralla, Antonio (1869). Historia de la Guerra Civil, y de los Partidos Liberal y Carlista. Vol. V. pp. 88–94.