Battle of María
12 guns[1]
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Aragon and northeast Spain 1809–1814
- Castelló d'Empúries
- Valls
- Monzón
- 2nd Molins de Rei
- 3rd Gerona
- Alcañiz
- María
- Belchite
- Hostalrich
- Mollet
- Vic
- Manresa
- Lérida
- Mequinenza
- San Quintín
- La Bisbal
- Tortosa
- El Pla
- 1st Tarragona
- Montserrat
- Figueras
- Cervera
- Saguntum
- Massanet de Cabrenys
- Valencia
- Alicante
- Altafulla
- 1st Castalla
- 2nd Castalla
- 2nd Tarragona
- Santa Engracia
- 3rd Zaragoza
- Ordal
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The Battle of María (15 June 1809) saw a small Spanish army led by Joaquín Blake y Joyes face an Imperial French corps under Louis Gabriel Suchet.
Background
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 started with the Battle of Uclés.
Battle
After an inconclusive contest earlier in the day, Suchet's cavalry made a decisive charge that resulted in a French victory. Though the Spanish right wing was crushed, the rest of Blake's army got away in fairly good order after abandoning most of its artillery. María de Huerva is located 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) southwest of Zaragoza, Spain. The action occurred during the Peninsular War which was part of the larger struggle known as the Napoleonic Wars.
Aftermath
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 proceeded with the French advance in Catalonia in the Battle of Belchite.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bodart 1908, p. 407.
References
- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Further reading
- Gates, David (2002). The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. London: Pimlico. ISBN 0-7126-9730-6.
- Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick (1902b). A History of the Peninsular War. Vol. II. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- remilitari (2020). "TLas Guerras Napoleónicas". Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
External links
- Media related to Battle of María at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by Battle of Raab | Napoleonic Wars Battle of María | Succeeded by Battle of Graz |
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