Battle of Montmeló
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Battle of Montmeló | |||||||
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Part of Reapers' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of France Principality of Catalonia | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Philippe de La Mothe Josep Margarit | Gerolamo Caracciolo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 | 4,500 |
The Battle of Montmeló took place on 28 March 1642 in Montmeló, Catalonia during the Reapers' War. A Franco-Catalan army under the command of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt fought and defeated a smaller Spanish force under Gerolamo Caracciolo.
41°33′17″N 2°15′00″E / 41.5547°N 2.2500°E