| Battle of Valls | | Part of the Peninsular War | | | | Combatants | | First French Empire | Spain | | Commanders | | Marshal Gouvion St. Cry | Theodor von Redding † | | Strength | | ca 13,000 | 12,000 Infantry, 700 Cavalry, 8 cannons
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References
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.
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