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Battle of Villar de los Navarros

Date	24 August 1837
Location	Villar de los Navarros, Aragon, Spain
Result	Carlist victory

Belligerents

Carlists supporting

Infante Carlos of Spain

Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting
Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina

Commanders and leaders

Don Carlos

Don Ramón Solano

Strength

11,000 infantry; 100 cavalry

Slightly over half the Carlist force

Casualties and losses

1,245 taken prisoner

The Battle of Villar de los Navarros (August 24, 1837) was a battle of the First Carlist War. It occurred near the town of Villar de los Navarros in Zaragoza Province and was a victory for the Carlists.

The Carlists took many prisoners, including the brigadier Ramón Solano, 84 officers, 60 sergeants, and 1,500 infantrymen; 400 of whom were forced to join the Carlist army.

1,245 prisoners, many badly wounded, were taken on the night of August 24 to the towns of Herrera de los Navarros and Villar de los Navarros. These prisoners, called los prisioneros de Herrera, were despoiled of all of their possessions.

On August 25, the Carlist army departed from Villar with this contingent of prisoners. The Carlist army included the Briton adventurer C.F. Henningsen.

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