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Battle of Almaraz

Battle of Almaraz
Part of the Peninsular War
Date18–19 May 1812
Location
Almaraz, Spain
39°48′N 5°40′W / 39.800°N 5.667°W / 39.800; -5.667
Result Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
First French Empire France
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Colonel Aubert † United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Rowland Hill
Strength
1,100 6,000
9 guns
Casualties and losses
150 killed or wounded
259 captured		 33 killed
156 wounded[1]
Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13
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The Battle of Almaraz was fought during the Peninsular War on 18–19 May 1812, in which the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lord Hill destroyed a French pontoon bridge across the River Tagus, in Almaraz, Spain. The bridge was protected by two French garrisons at either end.[2][3][4]

The action was swift-moving, deceptive, and daring. The decisive result produced a substantial improvement in the Allied position by keeping French forces separated ahead of the imminent Battle of Salamanca.

  1. ^ Burnham & McGuigan 2010, p. 214.
  2. ^ Prieto & Burnham 2019.
  3. ^ napoleon-series 2019.
  4. ^ british 1812.

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