What the records say
- When
- 15 Jan 1811
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.36° N, 1.29° E
- Description
- 1811 battle during the Peninsular War
Battle of El Pla
1811 battle during the Peninsular War
The Battle of El Pla was a battle on 15 January 1811 between an Imperial French column made up of two Italian brigades on one side and a Spanish division, under the command of Pedro Sarsfield on the other. The Spanish troops held steady and repulsed the attack of the first brigade, then counterattacked and defeated both brigades. The combat occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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