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Murta con membrillo	Murta con membrillo (English: Chilean guava ("Ugni molinae") with quince) is a typical dessert from southern Chile where the Chilean guava shrub is common. It is made by boiling the quince and Chilean guava berries together with sugar.
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	The 2nd Hussars Regiment of the King's German Legion and two squadrons of the 13th Light Dragoons charged Neveux's troop, but the French formed the square in a wood and the attackers were put in disorder by the cork trees which protected the Imperial soldiers. Disorganized, the British light cavalry was repulsed five times by the well-directed fire of the French square. Neveux's men then managed to withdraw towards Mérida, despite the action of the British artillery arrived on the scene at the end of the engagement.
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	The British suffered 3 killed and 37 wounded, in all 20 casualties in both of their two regiments. Another source gives 36 wounded. The French had lost only 2 killed and 9 wounded under the fire of the British artillery, and none against cavalry. Hill was very disgruntled by this setback because it deprives him of any chance of success for the rest of the expedition. Nevertheless, when he was informed of Hill's approach, General Dembowski decided to evacuate Mérida and join with Marshal Soult in Andalusia. Hill occupied the city shortly after and continued to progress on Spanish ground, before he finally returned in Portugal sometimes later.
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	The battle of Navas de Membrillo was considered by historian Ian Fletcher, on the British point of view, "as one of the more disappointing cavalry episodes in the Peninsula". He compared this action with the combat of Barquilla (or Villar de Puerco), fight in July 1810 in similar conditions (unsuccessful cavalry charge against infantry formed in square). In the specific case of Navas de Membrillo, the good use of the ground by the French, Captain Neveux's skill and the strong discipline of his soldiers led to a British defeat, but do not questionned the behaviour of the British cavalrymen "who could not really have been expected to perform any better than they did".
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	On the last days of 1812, Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Portuguese army, wanted to distract the French forces commanded by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, which were occupied by the Siege of Tarifa. As a result, he ask Major-General Rowland Hill to led a raid against the French 5th Infantry Division of General Ludwik Mateusz Dembowski located at Mérida. Hill went to Spain with 12,000 men on 27 December and reached the village of La Rocca at 30 kilometers of Mérida the next day. At the same time, a small French force advanced in this direction to found food supplies. She was made up of three companies of the French 88th Infantry Regiment under Captain Neveux and a detachment of hussars, for a total of around 400 men.
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	The battle of Navas de Membrillo took place on 29 December 1811 near Mérida, Spain, and saw the British light cavalry of General Rowland Hill assault a small Imperial French force led par Captain Neveux. During the action, the French soldiers formed in square inflicted a sharp defeat to the British cavalrymen. This engagement is considered by historian Ian Fletcher as "one of the more disappointing cavalry episodes in the Peninsula".
Battle of Navas de Membrillo	On 29 December, Hill's vanguard fell on the detachment of French hussars near the village of Navas de Membrillo. The hussars quickly informed Captain Neveux who decided to retreat towards Mérida. Seeing this movement, Hill, without infantry support, ordered his cavalry to pursue and capture the fleeing French.
Jorge Federico De la Vega Membrillo	Jorge Federico de la Vega Membrillo (born 23 April 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. He currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.
Gustavia angustifolia	While "Gustavia angustifolia" is the official scientific name, in the past it has been called "Japarandiba angustifolia", "Japarandiba ruizana", "Gustavia angusta", "Gustavia ruiziana", and "Gustavia corymbosa". Its common names are Membrillo de Monte and Membrillo de Montaña (Mountain quince).
Uruguayan cuisine	Popular sweets are membrillo quince jam and dulce de leche made from carmelized milk.