Assault on the Trocadero (1823)
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Assault on the Trocadero (1823) was a decisive French military operation during the French intervention in Spain that captured the fortified Trocadero peninsula near Cádiz and helped restore King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assault on the Trocadero (1823) canonical | 1 |
| capture of Trocadero (1823) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Trocadero (1823) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Holy Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Liberal Spanish forces ⓘ |
| category |
1823 in Spain
ⓘ
19th-century battles in Europe ⓘ Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving Spain ⓘ |
| commander |
French Duke of Angoulême
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French intervention in Spain (1823) ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 31 August 1823 ⓘ |
| followedBy | fall of Cádiz to French and royalist forces ⓘ |
| historicalContext | conservative reaction against liberal revolutions in Europe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Napoleonic Europe ⓘ |
| influenced | French royalist prestige in Europe ⓘ |
| involved |
French expeditionary army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish liberal garrison ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Cádiz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trocadero peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ near Cádiz ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
French paintings and engravings of the battle
ⓘ
commemorative references in Bourbon France ⓘ |
| method | amphibious and land assault on fortified positions ⓘ |
| objective |
to break the liberal stronghold protecting Cádiz
ⓘ
to seize the Trocadero fortifications ⓘ |
| opposed | Spanish liberal constitutional regime ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Spanish liberal commanders ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of the fortified Trocadero peninsula
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restoration of King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule in Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | French intervention in Spain (1823) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French crossing of the Bidassoa (1823) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bourbon Restoration in France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Liberal Triennium NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive operation of the French intervention in Spain
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helped end the Spanish Liberal Triennium ⓘ paved the way for the fall of Cádiz ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | King Louis XVIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | restoration of absolutist monarchy in Spain ⓘ |
| theater | Peninsular theater ⓘ |
| typeOfFortificationCaptured | coastal fortress ⓘ |
| year | 1823 ⓘ |
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capture of Trocadero (1823)