Battle of Venta del Pozo

Battle of Venta del Pozo
	Part of the Peninsular War
Date	23 October 1812
Location	Villodrigo, Spain42°08′11″N 4°04′53″W / 42.13639°N 4.08139°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Boyer	Stapleton Cotton
Strength
3,200	2,800
Casualties and losses
141–300 killed, wounded or captured	165–250 killed or wounded; 65–85 captured

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

220km
137miles

20

19

Pozo

18

Burgos

17

16

15

Salamanca

14

Astorga

13

12

11

10

Ciudad Rodrigo

9

8

7

6

Arlabán

5

4

Albuera

3

Campo Maior

2

1

Badajoz

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The Battle of Venta del Pozo, also known as the Battle of Villodrigo by the French and Spanish, was a rear-guard action fought as part of the Peninsular War on 23 October 1812 between an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre François Xavier Boyer. The result was a French victory.