Battle of Valls
1809 Battle of the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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French Empire Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Westphalia | Spain | ||||||
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Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Annet Morio de L'Isle Domenico Pino | Theodor von Reding (DOW)[1] | ||||||
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13,300[1] |
10,540-11,000 infantry, 700 cavalry, 8 guns[2][1] | ||||||
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1,000 killed or wounded[1] |
1,500 killed or wounded[1] 1,500 captured[1] |
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Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia