Battle of Benavente

Name: Battle of Benavente
Start: 1808-12-29

29 Dec 1808 · 42.00° N, 5.67° W

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When: 29 Dec 1808
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 42.00° N, 5.67° W
Description: 1808 battle during the Peninsular War

Battle of Benavente

1808 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Benavente was a cavalry clash in which the British cavalry of Lord Paget defeated the elite Chasseurs à cheval during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War. The French chasseurs were broken and forced into the River Esla; their commanding officer, General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, was captured.

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Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence

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