Battle of Valls

Battle of Valls
Part of the Peninsular War
Battle of Valls
Date 25 February 1809[1] Location Valls, Spain 41°17′00″N 1°15′00″E / 41.2833°N 1.2500°E / 41.2833; 1.2500 Result French-allied victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Westphalia	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Annet Morio de L'Isle Domenico Pino	Theodor von Reding (DOW)[1]
Strength
13,300[1]	10,540-11,000 infantry, 700 cavalry, 8 guns[2][1]
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed or wounded[1]	1,500 killed or wounded[1] 1,500 captured[1]

Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia

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The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War, between a French force under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.