Battle of Venta del Pozo

Battle of Venta del Pozo
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 23 October 1812 Location Villodrigo, Spain 42°09′N 4°06′W / 42.150°N 4.100°W / 42.150; -4.100 Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Boyer	Stapleton Cotton
Strength
3,200	2,800
Casualties and losses
141[1]–300 killed, wounded or captured	165–250[1] killed or wounded 65[2]–85[1] captured

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

200km
125miles

20

Pozo

19

Burgos

18

17

16

Salamanca

15

Astorga

14

13

12

11

Ciudad Rodrigo

10

9

8

7

Arlabán

6

5

Albuera

4

Campo Maior

3

2

Badajoz

1

  

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The Battle of Venta del Pozo, also known as the Battle of Villodrigo by the French and Spanish, was a rear-guard action fought as part of the Peninsular War on 23 October 1812 between an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre François Xavier Boyer. The result was a French victory.