Battle of Sahagún

When

21 Dec 1808

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.37° N, 5.03° W

Description

1808 battle during the Peninsular War

1808 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Sahagún was fought on 21 December 1808 during the Peninsular War. 400 hussars of the British Army under Lieutenant-general Lord Paget defeated 800 French Imperial Army cavalrymen led by Brigade-general César Alexandre Debelle at the town of Sahagún, Spain. The battle was fought as part of the entry into Spain of a British army under Lieutenant-general Sir John Moore.

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• Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence