Battle of the Baztan Valley

Battle of the Baztan Valley
Part of the War of the Pyrenees

Doneztebe-Santesteban near the Baztan valley
Date23 July – 1 August 1794
Location
Baztan Valley, Spain
Result French victory
Belligerents
France France Spain Spain
Kingdom of France French Émigrés
Commanders and leaders
France Jacques Muller
France Bon-Adrien Moncey
Spain Ventura Caro
Kingdom of France Marquis Saint-Simon
Spain Col. Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta
Strength
3 divisions[1] Not known
Casualties and losses
Over 600[1] Over 2,000, 300 cannons[1]

The Battle of the Baztan Valley was fought between 23 July and 1 August 1794 during the French Revolutionary War, between a French force from the Army of the Western Pyrenees commanded by Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey and the Spanish forces led by Ventura Caro. The French army drove the Spanish from their defenses, then followed the valley northward down to the Atlantic coast. The Spanish forces holding the coastal defenses were compelled to surrender or flee.

  1. ^ a b c Smith, p. 88.

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