ORDER OF BATTLE // March 5, 1838
Cincomarzada
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 2,800 estimated
Carlists
2,800
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Cincomarzada marked a failed Carlist attempt to seize Zaragoza on 5 March 1838, during the First Carlist War. The city's successful resistance denied the Carlists a significant urban center and became a point of civic pride. The event is commemorated today as a popular holiday in Zaragoza, reflecting how the defense of the city against a Carlist force of 2,800 entered local memory as an act of collective heroism by its citizens.
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