Battle of Benavente

Quand

29 déc. 1808

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

42.00° N, 5.67° W

Description

1808 battle during the Peninsular War

1808 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Benavente was a cavalry clash in which the British cavalry of Lord Paget defeated the elite Chasseurs à cheval during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War. The French chasseurs were broken and forced into the River Esla; their commanding officer, General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, was captured.

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• Peninsular War2 mai 1808 · Guerre d’indépendance