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The Battle of Ocana was a decisive victory for the French under Marshal Soult and King Joseph Bonaparte over the Spanish

'Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon'

and the outcome of the battle was inconclusive

'Cross-roads'

of which the author has only seen two cases

Three graveyard watch houses, London mb-code 42-20042061 The Battle of Ocana wasThree graveyard watch houses, London, 1926 1927. Graveyard watch houses at Thames Street and Giltspur Street, (above), and at Rotherhithe (below). These buildings were constructed in an attempt to prevent body snatching which was a serious problem in 19th century London. Medical students needed corpses for dissection and would pay with no questions asked. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by