In the Peninsular War, the Battle of Ocana (in spanish batalla de Ocaña) was fought on November 19, 1809 and resulted in a victory of the French under Marshal Soult against the Spanish under General Don Juan de Arizagua. It was the Spanish army's greatest single defeat during the entire conflict. They lost, combining prisoners, killed and wounded, and deserters, nearly 19,000 troops from an army of 51,000, mostly due to the superb French use of their cavalry, with a great deal more missing. William Napier writes: "The Spaniards came on at a trot, and Sebastiani directed Paris, with a regiment of light cavalry and the Polish lancers, to turn and fall upon the right flank of the approaching squadrons, which being executed with great vigor, especially by the Poles, caused considerable confusion, with the Spanish general endeavored to remedy by closing to the assailed flank." (Napier - "History of the War in the Peninsula 1807-1814" Vol II, p 247) The strategic consequences were also devastating, as it destroyed the only force capable of defending southern Spain, and the area was overrun over the winter in the Andalusia campaign. Combatants Spain United Kingdom Portugal French Empire The Peninsular War was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought on the Iberian Peninsula by an alliance of Spain, Portugal, and Britain against the Napoleonic French Empire. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ocaña, a town of central Spain, in the province of Toledo; on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Ocaña, with a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie (March 29, 1769 – November 26, 1851) was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of France in 1804. ... Combatants Spain United Kingdom Portugal French Empire The Peninsular War was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought on the Iberian Peninsula by an alliance of Spain, Portugal, and Britain against the Napoleonic French Empire. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Charles de Lefebvre Joaquín Blake Strength 24,000 19,000 Casualties 300 dead or wounded 600 dead or wounded The Battle of Pancorbo was one of the opening engagements in Napoleons invasion of Spain. ... 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Combatants France Spain Commanders Napoleon I of France Benito de San Juan Strength 45,000 20,000 infantry 16 guns Casualties Unknown 250 dead or wounded The Battle of Somosierra was a battle of the Peninsular War that took place on November 30, 1808 at the Somosierra pass in the... The Battle of Sahagún, part of the Peninsular War, occurred on December 21, 1808. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Jeannot de Moncey Édouard Mortier José de Palafox y Melzi Strength 35,500 regulars 33,000 regulars Casualties 10,000 dead 54,000 dead The Second Siege of Saragossa was the second of the two sieges of that city during the Peninsular War and is widly... The Battle of Ucles was fought on January 13, 1809, and resulted in a French victory under General Victor against the Spanish under General Venegas. ... For the battle near Madrid in the Spanish Civil War, see Battle of the La Corunna Road. ... Combatants First French Empire Spain Commanders Marshal Gouvion St. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Unknown José de Mendizábal Strength 1,000 regulars 1,500 militia Casualties 1,000 dead, wounded, or captured Unknown The Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo took place on March 17, 1809, during the French occupation of León in the Peninsular War. ... The Battle of Ciudad-Real was fought on March 27, 1809, and resulted in a French victory under General Sebastiani against the Spanish under General Cartojal. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Claude Victor Gregorio de la Cuesta Strength 13,000 infantry 4,500 cavalry 50 guns 20,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 30 guns Casualties 1,000 dead or wounded 8,000 dead or wounded 2,000 captured In the Peninsular War, the Battle of Medellín... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Battle of Grijo (May 10 – May 11, 1809) was a victory for the Anglo-Portuguese army commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future 1st Duke of Wellington) over the French army commanded by Marshal Soult in the Peninsular War In The History of the Rifle Brigade, Willoughby Verner describes... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Louis Gabriel Suchet Joaquín Blake Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties 1,500 dead or wounded 300 dead or wounded The Battle of Alcañiz resulted in the defeat of General Suchets French army on May 23, 1809 by a Spanish force under General Blake. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Louis Gabriel Suchet Joaquín Blake Strength 12,000 infantry 14,000 infantry 500 cavalry Casualties 800 dead or wounded 2,000 dead or wounded The Battle of María, also known as the Battle of Belchite, resulted in the defeat of part of General Blake... Combatants Spain Britain France Commanders Duke of Wellington Gregorio de la Cuesta Baron Sebastiani Joseph Bonaparte Claude Victor Strength 20,000 British 33,000 Spanish 50,000 Casualties 6,500 dead or wounded 7,390 dead or wounded The Battle of Talavera was a battle of the Peninsular War. ... The Battle of Almonacid was fought on August 11, 1809 during the Peninsular War and resulted in a French victory under General Sebastiani against the Spanish under General Venegas. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Michel Ney Duque del Parque Strength 10,000 infantry 1,200 cavalry 14 guns 10,000 infantry 1,000 cavalry Casualties 1,300 dead or wounded 672 dead or wounded The Battle of Tamamés was a sharp reversal suffered by part of Marshal Neys... The Lines of Torres Vedras The Lines of Torres Vedras were a line of forts in Portugal built in secrecy between November 1809 and September 1810 during the Peninsular War. ... Combatants Spain United Kingdom Portugal French Empire The Peninsular War was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought on the Iberian Peninsula by an alliance of Spain, Portugal, and Britain against the Napoleonic French Empire. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, marshal of France Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie (March 29, 1760 - November 26, 1851), marshal of France, was born at Saint-Arnans-la-Bastide (now in department of the Tarn), and was the son of a country notary at that place. ...

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