Battle of Cogorderos

Battle of Cogorderos
Part of the Peninsular War
Date23 June 1811
Location
Near Benavides, Spain
42°32′N 5°56′W / 42.533°N 5.933°W / 42.533; -5.933
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Spain
Commanders and leaders
 Francisco Taboada
Strength
3,000[1] 6,000–7,300[1]
Casualties and losses
500 killed, wounded or captured[1]
Hundreds of prisoners[1][2]		 17 killed
83 wounded[1]
Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13
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The Battle of Cogorderos took place at Cogorderos, in the Province of León, Castile-León, on 23 June 1811, between a French force under Brigadier General Jean-André Valletaux and a Spanish force commanded by General Francisco Taboada y Gil during the Peninsular War.[3] After seven hours of battle, the French were defeated and retreated to León. Despite the victory, Taboada, threatened by the bulk of General Jean Pierre François Bonet's army, retired to Astorga.[3] However, Bonet and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières decided against sending more troops to Extremadura, which favored the advance of Wellington in the south.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Maldonado 1833, pp. 107–108.
  2. ^ López 1994, pp. 20–22.
  3. ^ a b c León? 1811, pp. 81–144.