Battle

Combat of Croix d'Orade

8 Apr 1814 · 43.60° N, 1.44° E

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When
8 Apr 1814
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
43.60° N, 1.44° E
Description
1814 skirmish in the Peninsular War

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Combat of Croix d'Orade

Skirmish in the Peninsular War in 1814

The Combat of Croix d'Orade was a skirmish that took place near Toulouse on 8 April 1814 during the Peninsular War. In a charge, the British 18th Hussars under Lieutenant-colonel Sir Henry Murray seized the bridge at Croix d'Orade on the river Ers in southern France.

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