Dos de Mayo Uprising

Dos de Mayo
Part of the Peninsular War

The Second of May 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes, by Francisco de Goya
Date2 May 1808
Location40°25′N 3°42′W / 40.417°N 3.700°W / 40.417; -3.700
Result

French victory

Belligerents
First French Empire France Spain
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Joachim Murat
Casualties and losses
31 killed, wounded or captured[1]
150 dead[2]
31 dead, 114 wounded[3]
200 killed, wounded or captured[1]
200 dead, 200 wounded, 300 executed[3]
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9
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7
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Talavera
6
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Corunna
5
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Tudela
4
Battle of Tudela on 23 November 1808
Bailén
3
Battle of Bailén from 16 to 19 July 1808
Valencia
2
Battle of Valencia from 26 to 28 June 1808
Madrid
1
  current battle
  Wellington in command
  Wellington not in command

The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action[4] by junior officers, was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the French Imperial forces,[5] with hundreds of public executions.

  1. ^ a b Glover 2003, p. 51.
  2. ^ Chandler 1966, p. 610.
  3. ^ a b Esdaile 2003, pp. 37–40.
  4. ^ Diego García 2007, p. 17.
  5. ^ Diego García 2007, p. 19.

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