What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 1813 – 2 Aug 1813
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 43.20° N, 1.48° W
- Description
- 1813 battle during the Peninsular War
Battle of the Pyrenees
1813 battle of the Peninsular War
The Battle of the Pyrenees was a large-scale offensive launched on 25 July 1813 by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult from the Pyrénées region on Emperor Napoleon's order, in the hope of relieving French garrisons under siege at Pamplona and San Sebastián. After initial success the offensive ground to a halt in the face of increased allied resistance under the command of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peninsular War: Battle of the Pyrenees, large-scale French offensive, starts”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille des Pyrénées, offensive française pour soulager les garnisons françaises de Pampelune et de Saint-Sébastien”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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