Carlist war battle

First Carlist War

By Efrain.Velez

  • First Capture of Bilbao

    Carlists capture city of Bilbao after first hearing death of Ferdinand VII
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    First COIN

    Build forts to box in Carlists, don't pursue Zumalacarregui

  • Battle at Guernica

    Carlist's under Zumalacarregui win first regular battle. Zumalacarregui proves himself as capabale leader, despite withdrawing after liberal reinforcements

  • Asarta

    Carlists fought an equal size army, being underequipped. Soldiers didn't desert after battle, several officers went to carlist side. Defeat, but moral boost.
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    Second COIN

    Create Columns of troop + more forts- too expensive troop wise

  • Vicente Gonzalo de Quesada becomes head general of government in NOrth

    de Quesada changes COIN with extensive troops
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    THird COIN

    Jose Rodil - Three divisions of his army - One was to Chase Zumalacarragui, another to chase don carlos, another to garrison forts. Didn't work. Came close once to don carlos, made his troops march a lot.

  • Don Carlos Joins Rebels

    Finally able to escape from Portugal, Don Carlos joins Northern Carlist Army

  • Cristinos ask for help

    France and British help

  • Lord Eliot Convention

    Prevented killing of prisoners of war in Northern theatre, killings started by Cristinos

  • Start of Bilbao Siege

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    First siege of Bilbao

    Don Carlos and Junta pressure Zumalacarregui to attack Basque city of Bilbao to gain international recognition. Carlists have 10 guns, defenders had 30. Zumalacarregui get's shot and dies shorty after retreating

  • Durango Decree

    Don Carlos says lord Eliot convention only applies to Spainards

  • Zumalacárregui dies

    Dies by getting shot in the leg.

  • Vicente Gonzáles Moreno succeeded Zumalacárregui as leader of the Carlist Army of the North

  • Battle of Mendigorria

    Carlists lose under new command of Vicente Gonzales Moreno, start to lose momentum at peak

  • Bladomero Espartero becomes general of liberal northern army

    Promoted after Zumalacarragui had died

  • Start of Royal Expedition

  • Battle of Andoain

    While Royal expedition is happening Liberals try and attack the Basque area. 7k to 3k the liberals still lose and had over 6 times the casualites

  • Royal Expedition breaks up

    Meets up with Carbrera, only a few miles from Madrid, and decides not to attack.

  • Siege of Morella

    Cabrera’s Army of the Centre besieged Morella for two months, before a Catalan lieutenant and 75 men, with the assistance of a Cristino gunner, took it in a surprise assault on the night of 25/26 Jan

  • Benicarló

    Cabrera takes port of Benicarlo

  • Start of Negris Expedition

    Count of Negri leads last carlist expeditions with Castillian troops

  • Battle of Valladolid

    Espartero destroys Negri expedition, only negri and Calvary escape

  • Battle of Maella

    Cabrera wins in Aragon against liberals

  • Executions at Estella

    General Rafael Maroto killed 4 rival generals because of conspiracy and sedition

  • Embrace of Vergara

    General Morot and general Espatero signed armistice at Vergara that ends the war in the north. Many Basques bad

  • Don Carlos Escapes to France

  • Cabrera escapes to France