Battle of Alcañiz
1809 battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Alcañiz resulted in the defeat of Major-General Louis Gabriel Suchet's French army on 23 May 1809 by a Spanish force under General Joaquín Blake y Joyes.[2]
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Battle of Alcañiz | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
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Louis Gabriel Suchet | Joaquín Blake y Joyes | ||||||
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8,000[1] | 9,000[1] | ||||||
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700 dead or wounded[1] | 300 dead or wounded[1] |
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Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia
The victory is credited to General Martín García-Loygorri's superb command of the Spanish artillery, which allowed the French columns to close and then mauled them with well-directed salvos. Loygorri was later promoted to Field Marshal and became the first artillery officer ever to receive the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.