ɪn ˈɜːli mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˌæ ɹoʊmˈɑːnə lˈɛft sˌʌm tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˌæ kˈæɹɚɹə, æt pjˈuːblə də sænˈæbɹiə, ænd dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə stɹˈaɪk bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ɡælˈɪʃə wɪð sˈɪks,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɪnfəntɹi.
In early March 1809, General La Romana left some 2,000 men, under General La Carrera, at Puebla de Sanabria, and departed to strike back into Galicia with 6,000 infantry.