Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga

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Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga
Part of the War of the Pyrenees
Date 17 to 20 November 1794 Location Catalonia, Spain Result French victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Spain
Commanders
General Dugommier †, General Pérignon	General Union
Strength
35,000	50,000
Casualties and losses
ca 3,000	ca 10,000 killed, wounded or missing, 30 cannons lost

v • d • e French Revolutionary Wars War of the Pyrenees, 1793–1795 Truillas – Boulou – Black Mountain

The Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga (French: St-Laurent, also Battle of the Sierra Negra or Battle of the Black Mountain) was fought from 17 to 20 November 1794, and resulted in the victory of French under General Pérignon and General Dugommier, who fell in the battle, against the Spanish under General Union.

[edit] References

• Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.