reaching there two days later, cross in the river one last time and setting camp at the shore guarding a road to Argueda and a bridge. Other forces led by general Castaños (Central) and general Paladox (Right) were also present near by, leading to a clash between both officers over control of the heterogeneous forces on the night of the 22. Initial orders for the day intended to take control of the area where the road to Alfaro was. However, brigadier and General Mayor of the 5th's Cavalry encountered the full force of the French 80,000 army led by Moncey, Lannes, Lefevre and Ney during reconnaissance. The Spanish then reorganized to defensive positions, with Valero de Bernabé's division taking the central position while the Castaños led the forces to the left. The French forces were more than double of the Spanish side. Hostilities had begun by 8:00 a.m. and the French artillery was proving troublesome to the Spanish to the point that the general ordered his Regiment to relocate behind a nearby hill, but their commander was gravely injured and replaced by Sargent Mayor Luis María Adriani. The French then redirected their attention to the forces towards the right. Adriani led the regiment to an elevated position, from which he attempted to counter with cannon fire in a strategy that Valero de Bernabé later called "bizarre". In the exchange that followed, he was injured by a rifle bullet in his ankle and was taken away in horseback by a soldier of N. Chacón's escort. The French continued their advance and forced the Spanish to retreat. Valero de Bernabé took note of the amount of dead, wounded and felled animals left behind in the path. In total, the French lost around 6,000 soldiers, while the Spanish side several and had at least 2,000 taken prisoner. In a town en route to Zaragoza, Valero de Bernabé was aided by his cousin Miguel Deso, who gave first aids to threat his wound. Proceeding there, he encountered the champlain of his regiment, Joaquín Taboada, who had suffered a similar fate. During the night, Valero de Bernabé continued attent to the sound of the distant battles, amidst false alarms. Fight for Zaragosa Valero de Bernabé arrived to Zaragoza at 11 a.m. of the following morning. He immediately took notice of the widespread confusion caused by the influx of numerous wounded, while the townspeople repaired the