Battle of Villar de los Navarros

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Villar de los Navarros


partof=First Carlist War
date=August 25, 1837
place= Villar de los Navarros
result=Carlist victory
combatant1=Carlists "supporting"
Infante Carlos of Spain
combatant2=Liberals ("Isabelinos" or "Cristinos") "supporting"
Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina
commander1= Don Carlos
commander2= Don Ramón Solano
strength1= 11,000 infantry; 1500 cavalry
strength2=
casualties1= 1,245 taken prisoner
casualties2= |The Battle of Villar de los Navarros (August 24, 1837) was a battle of the First Carlist War. It occurred near the town of Villar de los Navarros and was a victory for the Carlists.

The Carlists took many prisoners, including the brigadier Ramón Solano, 84 officers, 60 sergeants, and 1,500 infantrymen; 400 of whom were forced to join the Carlist army. [ [http://plenas.blogia.com/2007/091702-los-carlistas-en-plenas.php Los carlistas en Plenas | Plenas ] ] 1,245 prisoners, many badly wounded, were taken on the night of August 24 to the towns of Herrera and Villar de los Navarros. These prisoners, called "los prisioneros de Herrera", were stripped completely naked and despoiled of all of their possessions. [ [http://plenas.blogia.com/2007/091702-los-carlistas-en-plenas.php Los carlistas en Plenas | Plenas ] ]

On August 25, the Carlist army departed from Villar with this contingent of prisoners. [ [http://plenas.blogia.com/2007/091702-los-carlistas-en-plenas.php Los carlistas en Plenas | Plenas ] ] The Carlist army included the Briton adventurer C.F. Henningsen.

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