Battle

Combat of Villaseca

18 Jan 1812 · 41.11° N, 1.14° E

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When
18 Jan 1812
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
41.11° N, 1.14° E
Description
1812 battle of the Peninsular War

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Combat of Villaseca

1812 combat during the Peninsular War

The combat of Villaseca was a Spanish victory during the Peninsular War, when an irregular Spanish force of over 3,000 somatenes, led by Baron de Eroles, ambushed a column of French troops in the village of Vila-seca, Tarragona, on 18 January 1812.

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