Ramón Pardiñas† Cayetano de Urbina Pascual Älvarez Anselmo Blaser
Strength
3,500 infantrymen and 500 cavalry
5,000 infantry and 300 cavalry
Casualties and losses
264 dead and wounded
3,115 dead
The Battle of Maella took place during the First Carlist War on Monday, October 1, 1838, near the Aragonese town of Maella. The battle was a Carlist victory and resulted in the routing of most of the Liberal forces.
The Carlist forces were composed of some 3,500 infantrymen and 500 cavalry.
The Liberals counted on some 5,000 infantry and 300 cavalry.
View of the battlefield of Maella
During the fighting, Ramón Cabrera was wounded in the arm but led a desperate cavalry charge, raising the morale of his forces and throwing the Liberal forces into disarray. The Liberal forces counterattacked, throwing the Carlist left guard into disarray. However, Cabrera led four companies of infantry and defeated the Liberal forces. Pardiñas also attempted to rally his troops, but was unsuccessful, and he died in combat.
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