Battle of El Pla

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Battle of El Pla
Part of Peninsular War
Date 15 January 1811 Location El Pla de Santa Maria, Catalonia, Spain 41°22′N 1°17′E / 41.367°N 1.283°E / 41.367; 1.283 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jacques MacDonald Francesco Eugenio † Giuseppe Palombini	Marquis Campoverde Pedro Sarsfield
Units involved
VII Corps	Army of Catalonia
Strength
6,000	3,800
Casualties and losses
600	160

Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia

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The Battle of El Pla was a battle on 15 January 1811 between an Imperial French column made up of two Italian brigades on one side and a Spanish division under the command of Pedro Sarsfield on the other. The Spanish troops held steady and repulsed the attack of the first brigade, then counterattacked and defeated both brigades. The combat occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The action was fought near El Pla de Santa Maria, north of Valls, Catalonia, Spain.