Battle of Tamames
| Battle of Tamames | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean Marchand | Duke del Parque | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 11,000 | 21,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,300–1,400 killed or wounded |
700–713 killed or wounded 1 gun lost | ||||||
Peninsular War: Castile & Andalusia
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The Battle of Tamames was lost by part of Marshal Michel Ney's French army under General of Division Jean Marchand in the Peninsular War. The French, advancing out of Salamanca, were met and defeated in battle by a Spanish army on 18 October 1809.