Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros
| Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Claude Victor |
Joaquín Blake Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 21,000 | 23,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,100 | 5,400 | ||||||
Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion
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The Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros took place during the Napoleonic Wars, on 10 and 11 November 1808 at the village of Espinosa de los Monteros in the Cantabrian Mountains. It resulted in a French victory under Marshal Victor against Lieutenant General Joaquín Blake's Army of Galicia.