Battle of Brihuega

Battle of Brihuega
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

A portrait of the Duke of Vendôme
Date8–9 December, 1710
Location40°46′N 2°52′W / 40.767°N 2.867°W / 40.767; -2.867
Result Franco-Spanish victory
Belligerents
 France
Spain Bourbon Spain
 Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Duke of Vendôme Kingdom of Great Britain Lord Stanhope  Surrendered
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Wills  Surrendered
Strength
10,000[1] 4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,200 dead or wounded[1] 600 dead
3,400 wounded or captured[1]
Battle of Brihuega is located in Spain
Brihuega
Brihuega
Madrid
Madrid

The Battle of Brihuega took place on 8 December 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession, during the Allied retreat from Madrid to Barcelona. A British Army rearguard led by James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope was cut off and trapped within the town of Brihuega before being overwhelmed by a Franco-Spanish army under the command of Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme. The battle, along with other events, brought an end to British participation in the war.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Frey (1995), p. 61.
  2. ^ Frey (1995), pp. 61–62.