What the records say
- When
- 11 Aug 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.47° N, 3.87° W
- Description
- 1812 battle of the Peninsular War
Battle of Majadahonda
1812 battle during the Peninsular War
The Battle of Majadahonda saw an Imperial French cavalry division led by Anne-François-Charles Trelliard attack two brigades of cavalry under Benjamin D'Urban and forming the advance guard of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington's army. Trelliard's leading brigade routed D'Urban's Portuguese horsemen and overran three British cannons.
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