Battle of Tamames

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Battle of Tamames
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 18 October 1809[1] Location Tamames, near Salamanca, Spain 40°40′N 6°06′W / 40.66°N 6.10°W / 40.66; -6.10 Result Spanish victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean Marchand	Duke del Parque
Strength
11,000 [1]	21,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
1,300-1,400 killed or wounded[1][2]	700-713 killed or wounded[1] 1 gun lost[2]

Peninsular war: Castile & Andalusia

100km
62miles

Tormes

12

11

Tamames

10

9

8

Talavera

7

Alcántara

6

Medellín

5

Ciudad Real

4

3

2

Uclés

1

  

  current battle

The Battle of Tamames was lost by part of Marshal Michel Ney's French army under General of Division Jean Marchand in the Peninsular War. The French, advancing out of Salamanca, were met and defeated in battle by a Spanish army on 18 October 1809.^[3]