Battle of Carpio

Battle of Carpio
Part of the Peninsular War
Date23 November 1809
Location
El Carpio, Valladolid, near Medina del Campo, Spain
41°13′N 5°6′W / 41.217°N 5.100°W / 41.217; -5.100
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Spain Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire François Étienne de Kellermann Spain Duke del Parque
Strength
11,700 19,000
Casualties and losses
1,100 dead or wounded 60 dead and 88 wounded
Peninsular war: Castile & Andalusia 1809–1810
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The Battle of Carpio or Battle of El Carpio took place at El Carpio, near Medina del Campo, Valladolid, on 23 November 1809, between a Spanish force of 19,000 men commanded by the Lieutenant-General Diego de Cañas y Portocarrero, Duke del Parque and a French force of 10,000 regulars and 1,700 cavalry under the General François Étienne de Kellermann during the Peninsular War. The French forces were defeated and forced to leave the town. In this struggle, died two distinguished Spanish leaders, Salvador de Molina and Colonel Juan Drimgold.