Battle of Cogorderos

Battle of Cogorderos
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 23 June 1811 Location Near Benavides, Spain 42°32′N 5°56′W / 42.533°N 5.933°W / 42.533; -5.933 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean-André Valletaux † Jean Pierre François Bonet	Francisco Taboada
Strength
3,000[1]	6,000–7,300[1]
Casualties and losses
500 killed, wounded or captured[1] Hundreds of prisoners[1][2]	17 killed 83 wounded[1]

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

200km
125miles

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Burgos

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Salamanca

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Ciudad Rodrigo

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Cogorderos

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Arlabán

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Albuera

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Campo Maior

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Badajoz

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The Battle of Cogorderos took place at Cogorderos, in the Province of León, Castile-León, on 23 June 1811, between a French force under Brigadier General Jean-André Valletaux and a Spanish force commanded by General Francisco Taboada y Gil during the Peninsular War.^[3] After seven hours of battle, the French were defeated and retreated to León. Despite the victory, Taboada, threatened by the bulk of General Jean Pierre François Bonet's army, retired to Astorga.^[3] However, Bonet and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières decided against sending more troops to Extremadura, which favored the advance of Wellington in the south.^[3]