Battle of Almonacid

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Battle of Almonacid
Part of the Peninsular War
Date August 11, 1809 Location Almonacid, near Toledo, Spain Result French victory
Combatants
France	Spain
Commanders
Horace François de Sébastiani	Joaquín Venegas
Strength
26,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 40 guns	23,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 29 guns
Casualties
2,500 dead	4,000 dead, wounded, or captured

Peninsular War: Second French Invasion, 1808–1809
Pancorbo – Valmaseda – Burgos – Espinosa – Tudela – Somosierra – Saragossa – Castellón – Uclés – Corunna – Valls – Villafranca – Ciudad-Real – Medellín – Porto – Gerona – Lugo – Alcañiz – San Payo – María – Talavera – Almonacid – Tamamés – Hostalrich – Torres Vedras – Ocana

The Battle of Almonacid was fought on August 11, 1809 during the Peninsular War and resulted in a French victory under General Sebastiani against the Spanish under General Venegas.

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