Battle of Andoain 1837
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 14 September 1837 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1837 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | First Carlist War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Auxiliary Legion, Carlist army, Christinos | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 43.2203, -2.0211 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Andoain (Basque: Andoaingo Gudua) was a military engagement of the First Carlist War that was fought on 14 September 1837. It took place around the Basque village of Andoain, south of the main Liberal stronghold of San Sebastián. Liberal troops under Leopoldo O'Donnell had captured Andoain on 9 September, driving the Carlist garrison there to the western bank of the Oria. Over the next three days, both sides constructed breastworks amidst intermittent skirmishes. After two days of trench warfare, Carlist troops poured heavy artillery fire on the Liberal lines and launched an all-out offensive, supported by reinforcements brought in from Navarre by José Ignacio de Uranga.
The Liberals were flanked on their left wing, and their lines crumbled. Only two British Auxiliary Legion regiments and a number of their Basque guides, the Chapelgorris, were left to resist the Carlist advance, but were eventually overrun and captured. Most of the Legion's soldiers who surrendered to the Carlists were summarily executed due to popular anger over the Legion's burning of local buildings in the previous weeks.
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