Combat of Mesas de Ibor

Combat of Mesas de Ibor
Part of the Peninsular War
Date17 March 1809
Location
Mesas de Ibor, province of Cáceres (Extremadura)
Result French victory
Commanders and leaders
Duke del Parque Jean François Leval
Strength
~5,000 ~3,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 70 killed and 428 wounded

The combat of Mesas de Ibor (17 March 1809) was a French victory during the Peninsular War at which the Spanish troops under General Duke del Parque were defeated by Leval's division, made up of German battalions.

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