Battle of Valls
| Battle of Valls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| First French Empire | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Marshal Gouvion St. Cry | Theodor von Redding † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ca 13,000 |
12,000 Infantry, 700 Cavalry, 8 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 killed or wounded |
1,400 killed or wounded, 1,600 captured, 8 cannons lost, Several standards lost | ||||||
The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War between a Franco-Italian Force under Marshal Gouvion St. Cry and a Spanish force under General Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia Spain, the battle ended in a Franco-Italian victory. The Spanish commander, General Reding, was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.
References
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.
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