novel
The French Prisoners of Norman Cross
Arthur Brown (1826–1903)
Named on the page for Battle of Vitoria.
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Passages that name the battle; the whole book is at Project Gutenberg.
21 June 1813
Battle of Vitoria
CHAPTER VIII.--AN ENEMY TURNS UP.
On the 21st of June, 1813, the battle of Vittoria was fought. The French, under Marshal Jourdan, took up a strong position before the town, but after obstinate resistance were beaten and driven through the place. The whole of their artillery, baggage, and ammunition, together with property valued at a million sterling, was captured; and they fled in the greatest disorder, never rallying till they reached the Pyrenees. It was the last great battle on the soil of Spain, but it was not the first time the pass of Roncesvalles had witnessed a French disaster.
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