Battle of Talavera

When

27 Jul 1809 – 28 Jul 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.97° N, 4.83° W

Description

1809 battle during the Peninsular War

1809 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Talavera was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War. At Talavera, a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley combined with a Spanish army under General Gregorio García de la Cuesta fought in operations against French-occupied Madrid.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peninsula War – Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sieg der britisch-spanisch-portugiesischen Truppen gegen die französische Invasionsarmee in der Schlacht von Talavera de la Reina”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “el ejército español ―en el marco de la Guerra de la Independencia española― combate contra el ejército invasor francés en la batalla de Talavera”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence