Battle of Uclés (1809)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Uclés
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 13 January 1809 Location Spain Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders
Claude Victor-Perrin	Francisco Javier Venegas
Strength
16,300[1]	11,980[1]
Casualties and losses
200[2]	2,000 killed and wounded 6,000 captured[2]

v • d • e Peninsular War Castile and Andalusia, 1809–1810 Uclés – Ciudad-Real – Medellín – Alcantara – Talavera – Almonacid – Baños – Tamamés – Hostalrich – Ocana – Alba de Tormes – Cádiz

The Battle of Uclés (13 January 1809) was a minor skirmish during the Peninsular War that resulted in a French victory under Marshal Claude Victor-Perrin against the Spanish under General Francisco Javier Venegas.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Gates, p. 117
2. ^ ^{a b} Gates, p.118

[edit] References

• Gates, David (1986), The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War, Pimlico (published 2002), ISBN 0-7126-9730-6 .