1800-1859 | Burning towns and cities | Civilians slaughtered | Crimes against women | Looting and plunder | Rape | Spain

British sack San Sebastian, killing at least a thousand and raping the women

ByAlisdare Hickson

31 August 1813 On 31 August 1813, British troops, under the command of the legendary Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington, ransacked, looted and burned their way into the Basque town of San Sebastian, killing an unknown number of civilians, but later estimated by historians to have been at least a thousand. A census of the…

1800-1859 | Civilians slaughtered | Crimes against women | Looting and plunder | Rape | Spain

7 APRIL

ByAlisdare Hickson

THOUSANDS SLAUGHTERED AS BRITISH TROOPS SACK THE CITY OF BADAJOZ [ 7 April 1812 ] On 7 April 1812, four thousand Spanish civilians, including many women and children, were slaughtered in the city of Badajoz by victorious British troops, under the command of the legendary Lord Wellington. The soldiers had suffered many casualties while storming…