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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

22 July 1813 – Linares Campaign - Day 5

8th and 16th corps occupy Baylen, rally and regroup
7th and 15th corps resupply
The French now hold six towns.
They detach one brigade to garrison each town

3rd and 4th Spanish corps retreat south
Giron orders all four corps to concentrate in and around Linares
All four corps are running short of supplies
They have also lost considerable supplies at the towns they have lost

1 guerrilla band attack Probate, and are repulsed shaken
However the garrison are unable to forage
Probate is the main supply depot, and all distribution is disrupted

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