What the records say
- When
- 24 Jan 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.15° N, 1.38° E
- Description
- 1812 battle during the Peninsular War
Battle of Altafulla
1812 battle during the Peninsular War
At the Battle of Altafulla, a Spanish division led by Joaquín Ibáñez Cuevas y de Valonga, Baron de Eroles clashed with an Imperial French division under the command of David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte. Believing he faced only a single battalion, Eroles attacked in a heavy fog and was beaten by 8,000 French soldiers. The action occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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