The Drummer of El Bruc is a

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legend derived from what happened during the

Battle of El Bruc The two Battles of the Bruch ''( Spanish: Batallas del Bruch; Catalan: Batalles del Bruc)'' were engagements fought successively between French columns commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabra ...

between French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War. According to the legend, the French defeat was due to a young boy who played the drums during the battle, the sound of which, echoing in the surrounding mountains, convinced the French troops that the number of their enemies was actually much larger than it really was. The name of the drummer is said to have been Isidro Llusá y Casanovas (1791–1809), a peasant born in the nearby

Santpedor Santpedor () is a municipality and town in the comarca of Bages, central Catalonia. It is located north of Manresa, the flattest sector of Bages. Sights include the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Peter, and the Hermitage of St. Francis. Notable n ...

. Monuments have been erected to the drummer in El Bruc and Barcelona.

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