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Somosierra. 1808

Name: Somosierra. 1808
Director: Lucyna Smolińska
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
Released: 1978-12-03
Duration: 55 min
Cast: Franciszek Pieczka, Józef Fryźlewicz, Edmund Fetting, Grzegorz Warchoł, Arkadiusz Bazak

December 3, 1978

55m

The theme of the film is the Battle of Somosierra, which took place during the Napoleonic Wars. During this battle, Polish cavalrymen under the command of Jan Leon Kozietulski crossed a two-and-a-half kilometre long gorge and a pass within 7 minutes, paving the way for Napoleon Bonaparte's troops to Madrid