. . . "3800"^^ . . "Near Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain"@en . "French Empire"@en . . "c. 1,200"@en . . . "unknown"@en . "The Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo took place on 17 March 1809, during the French occupation of Le\u00F3n in the Peninsular War. After a bloody four-hour siege the small and isolated French garrison at Villafranca surrendered to Spanish regulars under Brigadier Jos\u00E9 de Mendiz\u00E1bal and General Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana."@en . "General La Romana"@en . "c. 1,200"@en . "Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo"@en . "1809-03-17"^^ . . "unknown"@en . "The Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo took place on 17 March 1809, during the French occupation of Le\u00F3n in the Peninsular War. After a bloody four-hour siege the small and isolated French garrison at Villafranca surrendered to Spanish regulars under Brigadier Jos\u00E9 de Mendiz\u00E1bal and General Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana."@en . "Spain"@en . . . "the Peninsular War"@en . . "Spanish victory"@en . "Battle of Villafranca (1809)"@en . . .