Battle of Manresa (1810)
| Battle of Manresa (1810) | |||||||
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| Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
Manresa was burned by the French on 30 March 1812. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| First French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Pierre Augereau Marie François Rouyer François de Schwarz |
Henry O'Donnell Juan Caro (WIA) Luis of Campoverde Francesc Rovira | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| VII Corps | Army of Catalonia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Vilafranca: 800 Manresa: 3,000 |
Vilafranca: 7,300 Manresa: 7,300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Vilafranca: 800 Manresa: 852 |
Vilafranca: light Manresa: light | ||||||
Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia
The Battle of Manresa and Battle of Vilafranca from 21 March to 5 April 1810 saw a Spanish division led by Juan Caro and Luis González Torres de Navarra, Marquess of Campoverde attack an Imperial French brigade commanded by François Xavier de Schwarz.