Battle of Valls

Battle of Valls
Part of the Peninsular War

Battle of Valls
Date25 February 1809
Location41°17′00″N 1°15′00″E / 41.2833°N 1.2500°E / 41.2833; 1.2500
Result French-allied victory
Belligerents
French Empire
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Westphalia
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Annet Morio de L'Isle
Domenico Pino
Theodor von Reding (DOW)
Strength
13,300 10,540-11,000 infantry,
700 cavalry,
8 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed or wounded 1,500 killed or wounded
1,500 captured
Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia
220km
137miles
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Castalla
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Valencia
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María
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Valls
  current battle

The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War, between a French force under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.