Albert Felix

The Battle of Oriamendi was a battle fought on 16 March 1837 during the First Carlist War. The battle was part of a campaign in spring 1837 when the liberal Army tried to chase the Carlists from the Basque Country. They attacked from three points: general Pedro Sarsfield from Pamplona, general Espartero from Bilbao and a British-Spanish force under George de Lacy Evans from San Sebastián. On March 15 the British Legion conquered a fortification known as Oriamendi on a strategic hill near San...