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
Date	2 May 1808
Location	Madrid, Spain40°25′N 3°42′W
Result	French victory Uprising suppressed but insurrection spreads throughout Spain; Mass executions in reprisal; Outbreak of the Peninsular War;
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Joachim Murat	Pedro Velarde y Santillán †; Luís Daoíz de Torres †;
Casualties and losses
31 killed, wounded or captured; 150 dead; 31 dead, 114 wounded	200 killed, wounded or captured; 200 dead, 200 wounded, 300 executed

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 by junior officers, was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the French Imperial forces, with hundreds of public executions.

Peninsular war: Spain

200km
125miles

Toulouse

12

Vitoria

11

Tordesillas

10

Burgos

9

Salamanca

8

Ciudad

7

Talavera

6

Corunna

5

Tudela

4

Bailén

3

Valencia

2

Madrid

1

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