1600 25th August 1813
On 23rd August 1813 2nd Allied corps
defeated 7th French corps at the battle of Castrillo
On the following day the French retreated towards Burgos
This was the second allied victory, and not only opened the road
to Burgos, but also secured the southern flank of 1st Allied corps
at Aguillar.
Graham had pushed his corps to first pin, and then defeat, 7th
French corps. After the battle his
corps were low on supplies, and had out-marched their supply lines. He was forced to allow the enemy to retreat
towards Burgos unmolested and to concentrate on resting his corps and
establishing a new supply depot at Castrillo.
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