Battle of Valls

When

25 Feb 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.28° N, 1.25° E

Description

1809 battle during the Peninsular War

1809 Battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War, between a French force under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Valls: Spanish forces are defeated in Catalonia by Marshal Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Valls besiegen die französisch-italienischen Truppen unter Marschall Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr die spanischen Truppen unter dem…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire française à la bataille de Valls, en Catalogne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence