Battle of Balmaseda

Cuándo

5 nov 1808

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

43.20° N, 3.19° W

Description

1808 battle during the Peninsular War

1808 Battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Valmaseda took place on 5 November 1808, during Lieutenant-General Blake's retreat from superior French armies in northern Spain. Reinforced by veteran regular infantry from General La Romana's Division of the North, Blake's force suddenly turned on its pursuers and ambushed Marshal Victor's errant vanguard under Général de division Villatte.

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