Capture of San Sebastian, Spain, 31st August 1813 (1819). Artist: T Fielding

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Capture of San Sebastian, Spain, 31st August 1813 (1819). British and Portuguese troops taking San Sebastian from the occupying French. The city was sacked and burned by its liberators, despite the fact that the population was anti-French. From The Victories of the Duke of Wellington, 1819.

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Size: 4695px × 3728px
Location: World,Europe,Spain,Basque Provinces,Guipúzcoa,San Sebastián
Photo credit: © Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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