Battle of Sobral
| Battle of Sobral | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
View of gun emplacements at the Fort of Olheiros, Torres Vedras | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire |
United Kingdom Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean-Andoche Junot |
Brent Spencer Lowry Cole | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| VIII Corps |
1st Division 4th Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 16,939 |
1st Division: 7,053 4th Division: 7,400 Total: 14,453 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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13 October: 157 14 October: 120 |
13 October: 139 14 October: 67 | ||||||
Peninsular War
Battle of Sobral
Battle of Sobral
The Battle of Sobral (13–14 October 1810) saw an Imperial French army led by Masséna probe the Lines of Torres Vedras, built and defended successfully by Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army. Masséna had to order a retreat at the beginning of March 1811 having lost 21,000 men from hunger and disease induced by the scorched earth policy of Wellington.