Battle of Gamonal

Battle of Gamonal
Part of the Peninsular War

"Battle of Burgos or Gamonal" (Atlas de la Guerra de la Independencia (National Library of Spain)
Date10 November 1808
Location
Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain
42°21′21″N 3°40′05″W / 42.3558°N 3.6681°W / 42.3558; -3.6681
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Spain
Commanders and leaders
Soult Conde de Belvedere
Strength
18,000 infantry[1]
6,500 cavalry[1]
9,800 infantry[1]
1,200 cavalry[1]
Casualties and losses
200[1] 3,400[1]
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The Battle of Gamonal (also known, in Spanish, as the Battle of Burgos) was fought on 10 November 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain. A French army under Soult overwhelmed the outnumbered Spanish troops under General Belvedere,[2] opening central Spain, including Madrid, to invasion.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bodart 1908, p. 390.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference oman1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Porlier 2007.