Battle of Medellín

Battle of Medellín
	Part of the Peninsular War
Date	28 March 1809
Location	Medellín, Extremadura, Spain38°58′00″N 5°57′00″W / 38.9667°N 5.9500°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Claude Victor	Gregorio de la Cuesta
Strength
13,000 infantry; 4,500 cavalry; 42 guns	20,000 infantry; 3,000 cavalry; 30 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead or wounded	8,000 dead or wounded; 2,000 captured; 19 guns

Peninsular War: Castile & Andalusia

110km
68miles

12

Tormes

11

10

Tamames

9

8

7

Talavera

6

Alcántara

5

Medellín

4

Ciudad Real

3

2

1

Uclés

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In the Peninsular War, the Battle of Medellín was fought on 28 March 1809 and resulted in a victory of the French under Marshal Victor against the Spanish under General Don Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta. The battle marked the first major effort by the French to occupy Southern Spain, a feat mostly completed with the victory at the Battle of Ocaña later in the year.