Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros

Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 10-11 November 1808 Location Espinosa de los Monteros, northeast of Castile and Leon, Spain 43°04′00″N 3°32′00″W / 43.0667°N 3.5333°W / 43.0667; -3.5333 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Claude Victor	Joaquín Blake Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana
Strength
21,000[1]	23,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,100[1]	5,400[1]

Peninsular war: Napoleon's invasion

200km
125miles

Corunna

14

13

12

11

10

9

Zaragoza

8

7

Somosierra

6

Tudela

5

Espinosa

4

3

Roses

2

Zornoza

1

  

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The Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros took place during of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on 10 and 11 November 1808 at the village of Espinosa de los Monteros in the Cantabrian Mountains. It resulted in a French victory under Marshal Victor against Lieutenant General Joaquín Blake's Army of Galicia.^[2]