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Battle of Vitoria

The battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21, 1813 and resulted in the victory of British-Spanish-Portuguese, under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, against the French under king Joseph Bonaparte.

It was the inspiration for Beethoven's Opus 91[?].

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