Espartero's victory at Aranzueque ended the Carlist Expedición Real campaign, a major Carlist offensive into loyalist-held central Spain.
Key Facts
- Date
- 19 September 1837
- Conflict
- First Carlist War
- Loyalist commander
- General Baldomero Espartero
- Carlist pretender
- Carlos V
- Campaign ended
- Expedición Real
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the First Carlist War, Carlist forces loyal to pretender Carlos V launched the Expedición Real, a major offensive into central Spain. Loyalist forces under General Espartero attacked the Carlists at Alcalá de Henares, driving them through Alcarria toward Aranzueque, leaving the Carlist troops tired and depleted.
On 19 September 1837, loyalist forces under Espartero pressed a final assault on the weakened Carlist troops at the village of Aranzueque. An artillery bombardment proved decisive, forcing the Carlists into a full rout and allowing Espartero to take the village.
The loyalist victory at Aranzueque definitively ended the Expedición Real, the Carlist campaign aimed at advancing into central and loyalist-held Spain. This defeat significantly undermined the broader Carlist military strategy and damaged the pretender Carlos V's prospects in the ongoing civil war.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Baldomero Espartero.
Side B
1 belligerent