▁During ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁the ▁group ▁fought ▁guer illa ▁war ▁across ▁New ▁Cast ile , ▁Ext rem ad ura ▁and ▁La ▁Man cha , ▁engaged ▁at ▁Vill ar ▁del ▁Pedro so , ▁Nav ah erm osa , ▁Mont iel , ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁los ▁C añ amos , ▁T ala vera ▁la ▁Vie ja ▁( Nov ember ), ▁Torre ▁del ▁Cam po ▁( Dec ember ), ▁Pu ert oll ano , ▁Los ▁Y ében es , ▁Tal arr ub ias ▁( J anu ary ), ▁Alc oba , ▁Gar bay ela , ▁Ar ti ñ ano , ▁Ag udo , ▁( F ebru ary ), ▁Mor al ▁de ▁Cal atra va ▁and ▁Luci ana ▁( M arch ). ▁The ▁campaign ▁ended ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁at ▁P ied ra bu ena , ▁when ▁during ▁close ▁eng agement ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁brother ▁Juan ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁The ▁two ▁brothers ▁who ▁surv ived ▁the ▁car n age ▁– ▁José ▁wounded , ▁Rafael ▁had ▁his ▁horse ▁shot ▁- ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁Portugal ▁and ▁from ▁Lis bon ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Bor de aux , ▁in ▁late ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁via ▁P au ▁crossing ▁to ▁Car list - control led ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁While ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁joined ▁the ▁caval ry , ▁Rafael ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁art illery ; ▁as ▁ten iente ▁serving ▁initially ▁in ▁central ▁Navar re ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁cor onel ▁Pr ada