Battle of El Bodón
| Battle of El Bodón | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
A map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Louis-Pierre Montbrun | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
27 killed 92 wounded 22 missing | ||||||
Peninsular War: Third French invasion
The Battle of El Bodón was a successful rearguard action fought on 25 September 1811 by elements of the Anglo-Portuguese army against waves of French cavalry, supported by a division of infantry of the French army during the Peninsular War.