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Battle of Trocadero

Battle of Trocadero
BelligerentsKingdom of France
Ejército de la Fe Partisans of the CortesCommanders and leadersLouis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Colonel GarcésStrength 30,000 soldiers 1,700 soldiersCasualties and losses 31 dead
110 wounded 150 dead
300 wounded
1,000 captured

The Battle of Trocadero, fought on 31 August 1823, was a significant battle in France's in support of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII. The French defeated the Spanish liberal forces and restored Ferdinand to absolute rule.