Battle of El Bodón

Battle of El Bodón
Part of the Peninsular War

A map of the battle
Date25 September 1811
Location40°29′N 6°34′W / 40.483°N 6.567°W / 40.483; -6.567
Result French victory
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
220km
137miles
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Fuentes de Oñoro
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Sabugal
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Lisbon
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Bussaco
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Almeida
2
Ciudad Rodrigo
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Astorga

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.