Battle of Foz de Arouce
| Battle of Foz de Arouce | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
 A monument of the 3rd French Invasion in Foz de Arouce | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom Portugal |
 French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Arthur Wellesley |
Michel Ney | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 71 killed and wounded | 250 killed, wounded and captured | ||||||
The Battle of Foz de Arouce was an engagement of the Peninsular War which took place on 15 March 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and French troops under the command of Marshal Michel Ney.[1] The battle was part of Andre Masséna’s retreat from Portugal in the spring of 1811.
References
- ^ Rickard, J. (10 April 2008). "Combat of Foz de Arouce, 15 March 1811". History of War. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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