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Battle of Talavera de la Reina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (235 words) |
 | The Battle of Talavera was a battle of the Peninsular War. |
| The British bore the entire weight of this hard-fought set-piece battle, for which the Spaniards were untrained, and withstood all of the French attacks at a cost of 6,200 killed or wounded. |
| After this battle he was created Viscount Wellington. |
| Edward Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (331 words) |
| From 1799 to 1802 he represented the Monmouth boroughs in the House of Commons, and from 1803 to 1823 sat for Gloucestershire. |
| He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Busaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of A.D.C. to the king. |
| In 1811, along with the 3rd Dragoon Guards, the 4th Light Dragoons fought a notable cavalry action at Usagre, and in 1812 Lord Edward Somerset was engaged in the great charge of Le Marchants heavy cavalry at Salamanca. |
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