Battle of Foz de Arouce

Battle of Foz de Arouce
Part of the Peninsular War

The positions and movements during the Combat of Foz de Arouce
Date15 March 1811
Location
Foz de Arouce, Lousã, Portugal
40°09′49″N 8°16′51″W / 40.16361°N 8.28083°W / 40.16361; -8.28083
Result Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Portugal
France French Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Arthur Wellesley France Michel Ney
Strength
8,000
12 cannons[1]
7,000[1]
Casualties and losses
71 killed and wounded[1] 250 killed, wounded and captured[1]
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The Battle of Foz de Arouce was an engagement of the Peninsular War which took place on 15 March 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and French troops under the command of Marshal Michel Ney.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Smith 1998, p. 356.
  2. ^ Rickard, J. (10 April 2008). "Combat of Foz de Arouce, 15 March 1811". History of War. Retrieved 24 July 2017.