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The '''Battle of Valls''' was fought on [[25 February]] [[1809]], during the [[Peninsular War]] between a French force under [[Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr|Marshal Gouvion St. Cry]] and a Spanish force under [[Theodor von Redding|General Reding]]. Fought near the town of Valls in [[Catalonia]] [[Spain]], the battle ended in a French victory. The Spanish commander, General Reding, was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry. |
The '''Battle of Valls''' was fought on [[25 February]] [[1809]], during the [[Peninsular War]] between a French force under [[Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr|Marshal Gouvion St. Cry]] and a Spanish force under [[Theodor von Redding|General Reding]]. Fought near the town of Valls in [[Catalonia]] [[Spain]], the battle ended in a French victory. The Spanish commander, General Reding, was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry. |
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Battle of Valls | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Empire | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr | Theodor von Redding † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,350 |
10,540 infantry, 700 cavalry, 8 guns[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 killed or wounded |
1,400 killed or wounded, 1,600 captured |
The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War between a French 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 French victory. The Spanish commander, General Reding, was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.
Notes
- ^ Gates, p. 69
References
- Chandler, David G. The Campaigns of Napoleon. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN 0-02-523660-1
- Gates, David. The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. Da Capo Press 2001. ISBN 0-306-81083-2
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.