Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Tudela (Peninsular War).

Fought November 23, 1808, between 30,000 French, under Lannes, and 45,000 Spaniards, under Castaños and Palafox. The Spaniards were totally defeated, with a loss of about 9,000 killed and wounded, 3,000 prisoners and 30 guns. The French losses were small.