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Battle of Vitoria: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date June 21, 1813
Location Spain • Vitoria-Gasteiz
Participants France • Portugal • Spain • United Kingdom
Context Peninsular War

Photos

Battle of Vitoria
Álava y Esquivel, Miguel Ricardo de
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Key People

Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
prime minister of Great Britain
Jourdan, detail of an engraving after a portrait by Hilaire Le Dru
Jean-Baptiste, Count Jourdan
French military commander

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