Battle of Almonacid

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Battle of Almonacid
Part of the Peninsular War
Date 11 August 1809 Location Almonacid, near Toledo, Spain 39°44′N 3°52′W / 39.733°N 3.867°W / 39.733; -3.867 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France Duchy of Warsaw	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Horace Sébastiani	Francisco Javier Venegas
Strength
28,797[2]	28,107[2]
Casualties and losses
2,400[3][1]	3,300–3,500 killed & wounded 2,000 captured 20–21 guns lost Total: 5,500[3][1]

Peninsular war: Castile & Andalusia

100km
62miles

Tormes

12

11

Tamames

10

Almonacid

9

8

Talavera

7

Alcántara

6

Medellín

5

Ciudad Real

4

3

2

Uclés

1

  

  current battle

The Battle of Almonacid was fought on 11 August 1809 during the Peninsular War between Sébastiani's IV Corps of the French Peninsular Army, which King Joseph of Spain had withdrawn from the Battle of Talavera to defend Madrid, and the Spanish Army of La Mancha under General Venegas. After the decisive charges of Polish uhlans, the battle resulted in a French victory.^[4]