Battle of Medellín

Quando

28 de mar. de 1809

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

38.97° N, 5.95° W

Description

1809 battle during the Peninsular War

1809 battle of the Peninsular War

In the Peninsular War, the Battle of Medellín was fought on 28 March 1809 and resulted in a victory of the French under Marshal Victor against the Spanish under General Don Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta. The battle marked the first major effort by the French to occupy Southern Spain, a feat mostly completed with the victory at the Battle of Ocaña later in the year.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Battle of Medellín at Extremadura: Massive casualties are suffered, in a rout by French cavalry, under Marshal Victor”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “victoire française décisive à la bataille de Medellín”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Peninsular War2 de mai. de 1808 · Guerra de independência