Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Septemba 1808, e kenyere Colonel Calès na ndị agha ya na "Army of Spain", ka nọ n'ime I Corps nke Marchal Victor nyere iwu, iji sonye na Spanish War. Na
Agha nke Sommosierra Pass na 30 Nọvemba, ndị 96th Infantry Regiment bụ otu n'ime ozu ndị a nwalere nke ọma, ihe dị ka ndị agha iri nwụrụ, mmadụ iri anọ merụrụ ahụ, na ndị isi atọ merụrụ ahụ, gụnyere Colonel Calès, onye gbagburu ụkwụ aka nri ya. Mmeri ndị agha France meriri meghere ụzọ Madrid. A gbara Calès nke ugboro abụọ n'ụkwụ ya n'oge mwakpo na-egbu egbu na 28 Julaị 1809 na Agha nke Talavera (ihe dị ka kilomita 120 n'ebe ndịda ọdịda anyanwụ nke Madrid), otu n'ime agha ndị kachasị ọbara ọbara nke Agha Spanish, nke gburu ihe dị ka mmadụ 7,000 n'ogige ọ bụla.