Battle of Medina del Campo Medal


Medalla de Distinción de Medina del Campo

  • Medal instituted on 2 July 1815.
  • Medal awarded to the forces of the Duke del Parque, who rejected and chased the troops of General Jean Gabriel Marchand in his attack on Medina del Campo on 23 November 1809.
  • Battle of Carpio - battle between a Spanish force of 19,000 men commanded by the Lieutenant-General Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero, Duke del Parque and a French force.

 

 

Peninsular war awards