Al exc[elentisi]mo señor D. Francisco Xavier Castaños, capitan general de exercito y general en gefe del de Andalucia. La Victoria de Baylen Al excelentisimo señor D. Francisco Xavier Castaños, capitan general de exercito y general en gefe del de Andalucia. La Victoria de Baylen Victoria de Baylen Victoria de Bailén text mx Mexico] Sevilla: y por su original en Mexico en la Oficina de Arizpe. Año de 1808 1808 monographic spa print [8] p. ; 21 cm. (4to) oda impresa de orden de la Junta suprema. Signed on p. [8]: El Cantor de Anfriso. First printed in Seville in the same year. The Battle of Bailén took place on July 19, 1808. Under the command of Francisco Javier Castaños, the Spanish army scored a crucial victory agains the French forces, commanded by Pierre Dupont de L'Etang; after the French forces surrendered, the entirety of the soldiers went into Spanish captivity, and it was a morale booster for the Spanish forces in the war. Signatures: [1]⁴ ([1]₄ verso blank) e-sp--- e-fr--- Castaños, Francisco Javier approximately 1756-1852 Poetry comte Dupont de L'Etang, Pierre Antoine 1765-1840 Epic poetry, Spanish Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Campaigns Spain Poetry Bailén (Spain) History, Military 19th century Poetry Spain History Napoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813 Poetry Imprint 1808. Mexico Mexico City Medina, J.T. Imprenta en México (1539-1821), 10032 Garritz, A. Impresos novohispanos, 1808-1821, I: no. 33 970378950 aacr dcrmb RIBRL 170127 20170127073402.0 ocn970378950 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.106 2014/12/19) eng alexcelentisimos00unkn