French soldiers fire their muskets during an historical reenactment recreating the siege of Burgos Castle battle during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), part of the Napoleonic Wars, in Burgos, central northern Spain. An Anglo-Portuguese Army 35,000 strong led by general Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington attempted to seize the castle of Burgos from its French garrison under the command of brigadier general Jean-Louis Dubreton, but the French repulsed every attempt to seize the fortress, resulting in the loss of some 2,000 men to Duberton’s 600.
June 13, 2016 | 01:40 AM