Battle of Orbaizeta

Battle of Orbaizeta
Part of the War of the Pyrenees

Engraving of General Moncey at the Battle of Orbaizeta, c. 1808–1813
Date15–17 October 1794
Location
Orbaizeta, Navarre, Spain
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Spain
Commanders and leaders
Bon-Adrien Moncey Duke of Osuna
Strength
46,000 13,000
Casualties and losses
Not known 4,000, 50 cannons

The Battle of Orbaizeta was fought from 15 to 17 October 1794 during the War of the Pyrenees, between the French Army of the western Pyrenees led by Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey and Spanish forces under the command of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna. Part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars, this engagement was fought over a wide area to the northwest and northeast of Pamplona in Navarre and ended in a French victory. The Spanish defenders gave up territory to the north of Pamplona, including a number of strategic locations.

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