Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos

Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; "Sketch of the disposition of the allies, under the command of Lieut. Genl. Hill to surprize the enemy...", by William Faden, 1812
Date	28 October 1811
Location	Arroyo dos Molinos, Spain39°11′N 6°10′W / 39.183°N 6.167°W
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
France	United Kingdom; Portugal; Spain;
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Baptiste Girard	Rowland Hill
Strength
3,000	5,000
Casualties and losses
2,000; 3 guns lost	100

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

220km
137miles

20

19

18

Burgos

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16

15

Salamanca

14

Astorga

13

12

11

10

Ciudad Rodrigo

9

8

Arroyo

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Arlabán

5

4

Albuera

3

Campo Maior

2

1

Badajoz

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The Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos took place on 28 October 1811 during the Peninsular War. An allied force under General Rowland Hill trapped and defeated a French force under General Jean-Baptiste Girard, forcing the latter's dismissal by the Emperor Napoleon. A whole French infantry division and a brigade of cavalry were destroyed as viable fighting formations.