Battle of Artaza

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Artaza


partof=First Carlist War
date= April 20-22, 1835
place= Artaza (Améscoa Baja), Spain
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= Tomás de Zumalacárregui
commander2= Jerónimo Valdés
strength1= 5,000
strength2= 16,000
casualties1=
casualties2= |The Battle of Artaza ("La acción de Artaza") was a battle that occurred on April 20-22, 1835 during the First Carlist War. Jerónimo Valdés, at the time Minister of War, arrived at the area known as Las Amescoas with 16,000 men with the intention of definitively destroying the Carlist forces. [http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/rinconessingulares/index.asp?sec=20060122 Diario de Navarra - Especial rinconessingulares de Navarra ] ]

Zumalacárregui had 5,000 men, but had the advantage of knowing the terrain and practicing guerrilla tactics. Valdes’ troops maneuvered up the mountains in the area. The Carlists, meanwhile, were hidden in the foliage, and were able to harass the Liberal troops day and night until the Liberals gave way. The total casualties were 700 men.

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