Battle of Orthez

When

27 Feb 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.51° N, 0.78° W

Description

1814 battle during the Peninsular War

1814 battle of the campaign in south-west France

The Battle of Orthez was fought on 27 February 1814 in the southwest of France near the end of the Peninsular War. An army of British, Spanish and Portuguese troops under Field Marshal Lord Wellington attacked a French army led by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult in southern France.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Sixth Coalition – Battle of Orthez: An Allied army led by the Duke of Wellington is victorious against the French under Jean-de-Dieu Soult”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de Wellington au combat d'Orthez ; début du siège de Bayonne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page