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472:(Agurain), 10 km east of Alegría de Álava. Zumalacárregui would remain hidden with his troops, meanwhile, in the forest of Chinchetru (Txintxetru), where they would wait for O'Doyle, who presumably would leave his HQ to defend Salvatierra. Iturralde meanwhile would descend from Saseta, hide in the woody mountain slopes south of Alegría de Álava, and, once O'Doyle departed towards
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As it happened, circumstances favored
Zumalacárregui. When the Carlist general marched towards Chinchetru, he came across the governor of Salvatierra who was headed towards Vitoria with some prisoners. At 4:00 PM, O'Doyle's troops began to leave Alegría de Álava, heading towards the north, when the
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However, Zumalacárregui did not have sufficient forces to face an entire
Liberal division –but he did have enough to face a few battalions. He thus decided to head for Álava and engage with Liberal troops who were headed for the various aforementioned villages. At nighttime, Zumalacárregui left a
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by the urban militia there, which supported the
Liberals and who were stationed at the church of Cenicero. Zumalacárregui was forced to go around the town and his cavalry managed to reach the convoy, which was in sight of Logroño. Zumalacárregui captured this rich booty, burned down the church of
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Relación del desgraciado combate de Alegría, defensa del pueblo de
Arrieta y retirada a Vitoria por Maeztu, desde el 27 de Octubre al 1º de Noviembre de 1834. Madrid 26 de Abril de 1870. Publicada en la sección de Adiciones del tomo VI de la Historia de la guerra civil y de los partidos liberal y
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As they traveled, the
Carlists apprehended anybody they came across, such as people working in the fields, and placed them in an enclosure guarded by two soldiers; this they did to avoid anyone from alerting the Liberals of the presence of the Carlist troops. The Carlists soon came across no one
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Carlist Iturralde also appeared, attacking the Liberal rearguard and its right flank. The Liberal troops, suffering from confusion, were unable to organize themselves in such a small space, and after having fired an initial volley, were unable to defend themselves from a fierce
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O'Doyle stopped heading north and headed towards the east instead, through the hills, a shorter route towards
Chinchetru. The terrain was difficult; these foothills towards the range of Andía were woody and not suited for the passage of regular troops. Furthermore, the setting sun caused the
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Meanwhile, the din of battle reached the local villages
Guevara, Arroyabe, and Ullíbarri-Gamboa, where the remaining Liberal troops had been stationed. These Liberal troops began to march towards Chinchetru. But soon they encountered Liberal troops who had fled from what was amounting to a
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and Orbiso—a village in the Maeztu area)—where they spent the night. Now
Zumalacárregui was 35 km from Alegría de Álava. The Liberal general Lorenzo, seeing the campfires that had been left going at Berrueza, believed that Zumalacárregui's troops had remained there.
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O'Doyle disagreed with this order, and consulted his regimental captains, who also thought it was a bad idea. But they carried out the order, abandoning Alegría de Álava and occupying the aforementioned villages. O'Doyle wrote a letter to Osma, expressing his concern with the order.
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October 21, at the last minute, the Liberals at Vitoria received news of Zumalacárregui's incursion, and Osma ordered O'Doyle to march on the Ebro with his division, composed of the Queen's First and Second Regiments, the First African Regiment, the First and Second Regiments of
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The Carlists captured the two pieces of artillery that had belonged to the Liberal army, along with corresponding munitions, supplies, and the regimental banner of the Liberal Regiment of Africa. O'Doyle, O'Doyle's brother, and other officers surrendered, and were executed by
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Osma then ordered O’Doyle to disperse the Liberal divisions; the only troops that should remain at Alegría de Álava would be the Queen's First Regiment, First African Regiment, some of the cavalry, and two pieces of artillery, with the rest of the troops cantoned at
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Zumalacárregui attempted to pursue the convoy on October 21 with four battalions and three squadrons, and he crossed the Ebro at Tronconegro. However, the convoy by now had passed. Zumalacárregui rapidly marched in pursuit of the convoy, but he was stopped at
584:(1) Oñate. (2) Sierra de San Adrián. 3) Ulibarri-Gamboa. (4) Arroyabe. (5) Guevara. (6) Vitoria. (7) Arrieta. (8) Salvatierra. (9) Chinchetru. (10) Alegría de Álava. (11) Sierra de Andía. (12) Puerto de Saseta. (13) Puerto de Ulibarri.
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On October 27, Osma arrived at an early hour at Alegría de Álava, explaining to O'Doyle his reasoning behind his order for the dispersal of the Liberal troops: Osma had received news that the pretender to the throne, Carlos, was at
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During the night, the Carlists searched the forests between Chinchetru and Alegría de Álava for Liberal troops who had survived the battle and were now hiding. Liberals who were discovered were bayoneted or shot on sight.
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Zumalacarregui, though inferior in numbers, and without a single piece of cannon, yet perceiving from the impatient countenances of his men that they were eager to attack, at once gave his customary word of command,
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sound of gunfire erupted at Chinchetru. Zumalacárregui increased the overall sounds of gunfire by having his soldiers also fire into the air. Then, he hid in the forest north of the town of Alegría de Álava.
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massacre, who informed them of what was happening. Thus, the retreating Liberal troops and the troops that had been stationed at these three villages fled to Vitoria, which they reached by nighttime.
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Zumalacárregui ordered the Guías de Navarra to leave the forest and ordered them to the plain between Chinchetru and these hills. The Isabeline vanguard, led by O'Doyle on horseback, was composed of
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However, 250 Liberal troops and their officers maintained order and reached Arrieta by forced march, 3 km away from the field of battle, and they fortified themselves in the church at
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Letter from Manuel O'Doyle to Joaquín de Osma. October 26, 1834. In the letter, O'Doyle expresses his concerns about the orders he has received from Osma to abandon Alegría de Álava.
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Zumalacárregui received news that Lorenzo was still not aware of the Carlist advance; Lorenzo remained at Los Arcos. Zumalacárregui would send a small number of troops to attack
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O'Doyle reached Peñacerrada on October 22, during the afternoon, and learned that the Carlists were north of the Ebro. O'Doyle marched the next day through the valley of the
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were also watching O'Doyle's movements, and when O'Doyle's troops left Alegría de Álava, the aduaneros notified Zumalacárregui, who received this news in the afternoon.
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333:. The Liberal troops, exhausted and short on supplies, rested for a full day, the 25th. On the 26th of October, the troops left Maetzu, crossed the ridge of
273:, 40 km south of the river. Ezcaray was the site of important factories producing cotton cloths; Zumalacárregui wanted this cloth in order to create
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Cenicero, crossed the Ebro on October 22 at Tronconegro, and marched towards Navarre. His troops were then stationed in towns in the valley of Berrueza.
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given to them by Zumalacárregui (as was his custom before going into battle), was divided into two columns. One of the columns was under the command of
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The Isabeline troops of Navarre, thus reduced, were unable to keep up with the rapid movements of Zumalacárregui's army. Zumalacárregui approached the
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explored this area to carry out this plan. Zumalacárregui meanwhile received information on October 20, 1834 that a convoy of arms was traveling from
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weapons of the Liberals to glint brightly; this allowed Zumalacárregui to spot the Liberals easily from Chinchetru.
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the next day. 400 Liberal troops were taken prisoner.
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214:, who ambushed Isabeline (Liberal) troops under
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314:. O'Doyle was ordered to march on the Ebro at
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329:. On the 24th, the Liberals reached
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647:Archivo General Militar de Segovia'
570:Order of battle at Alegría de Álava
457:of Navarre, and would advance from
226:The Isabeline (Liberal) army under
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816:Battles of the First Carlist War
232:Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
16:Battle of the First Carlist War
690:. 2 tomos. London, MDCCCXXXVI.
258:and who was based at Vitoria.
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43:The town of Alegría-Dulantzi
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665:Boletín Oficial de Pamplona
645:Joaquín de Osma y Tricio.
318:to cut Zumalacárregui off.
254:, commander-general of the
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131:Isabella II of Spain
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588:References
425:The battle
345:(Gebara),
222:Background
127:supporting
117:Isabelinos
115:Liberals (
104:supporting
768:2°27′20″W
539:Aftermath
501:cazadores
493:cazadores
406:aduaneros
402:aduaneros
390:Los Arcos
323:Ega River
312:Bujalance
207:victory.
121:Cristinos
671:La Abeja
527:Carlist
394:Cirauqui
347:Arroyabe
299:Cenicero
100:Carlists
60:Location
27:Part of
634:Sources
557:Arrieta
529:bayonet
455:lancers
414:Campezo
396:led by
343:Guevara
287:Logroño
271:Ezcaray
248:Navarre
205:Carlist
497:berets
447:Saseta
418:Zúñiga
349:, and
331:Maeztu
327:Lagrán
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279:scouts
267:Riojan
240:Madrid
80:Result
432:Oñate
335:Andia
201:Spain
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