Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Battles of El Bruch. Drummer of El Bruc. The drummer Isidro Llussa i Casanoves (1791-1809), called Isidret Lluca, enlisted in the Somatent (Somaten) at the age of sixteen or seventeen. His drum roll in the second battle (14 June 1808), amplified by the echo of the mountains of Montserrat, deceived the French army led by Joseph Chabran, reverberating in such a way that it gave the impression that a huge army was coming to fight against them. Illustration by Serra Pausas. ""Glorias Espanolas"" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Battles of El Bruch. Drummer of El Bruc. The drummer Isidro Llussa i Casanoves (1791-1809), called Isidret Lluca, enlisted in the Somatent (Somaten) at the age of sixteen or seventeen. His drum roll in the second battle (14 June 1808), amplified by the echo of the mountains of Montserrat, deceived the French army led by Joseph Chabran, reverberating in such a way that it gave the impression that a huge army was coming to fight against them. Illustration by Serra Pausas. ""Glorias Espanolas"" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

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