The Battle of  Almansa historical reenactment and news .

The Battle of Almansa, fought on 25 April 1707, was one of the most decisive engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession. At Almansa, the Franco–Spanish army under Berwick soundly defeated the allied forces of Portugal, England, and the United Provinces led by the Earl of Galway, reclaiming most of eastern Spain for the Bourbons.

The Bourbon army of about 25,000 soldiers(twenty-five thousand) was composed of Spanish and French troops in the same  proportion, as well as an Irish regiment, the other army is composed 15.000(fifteen thousand) soldiers of Netherland, Germans , Britihs, Portuguese and Spanish soldiers.


In the finaly the army of Felipe fifth win the battle of Almansa.


The reenactament

This year 400 people participated in the recreation.
There were two battles one on Saturday and one on Sunday.
It was a very important event and has become an international event.

photos of my reenactament group

 And this is me shooting a  Brown Bess arm.