Orbaizeta is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
History
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On 15–17 October 1794, the Battle of Orbaizeta was fought in the area. General Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey led the French Army of the western Pyrenees to victory over General Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna, who commanded the Spanish army. During the fighting, the French army seized the cannon foundry located four km north of the town.
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edit- ORBAIZETA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
42°58′28″N 1°13′46″W / 42.97444°N 1.22944°W
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