Battle of Alcolea Bridge

Battle of Alcolea Bridge
Part of the Peninsular War
Battle of Alcolea Bridge (Spain)
Date 7 June 1808 Location Alcolea, near Córdoba, Spain 37°55′55″N 4°40′23″W / 37.932°N 4.673°W / 37.932; -4.673 Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Dupont	Pedro Echávarri
Strength
18,000	3,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808

200km
125miles

Santander

12

Bailén

11

Rioseco

10

Valencia

9

Girona

8

Zaragoza

7

Cabezón

6

Cadiz

5

Alcolea

4

Valdepeñas

3

Bruch

2

Dos de Mayo
Madrid

1

  

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The Battle of Alcolea Bridge was a minor battle that took place on 7 June 1808, during the Peninsular War, at Alcolea, a small village 10 km from Córdoba, the city that would be invaded by French troops later that same afternoon.^[1]