Battle of Sorauren

Battle of Sorauren
Part of Peninsular War

Battle of the Pyrenees, July 28th 1813 by Thomas Sutherland
Date28 July – 1 August 1813
Location42°52′33″N 1°37′08″W / 42.8758°N 1.6189°W / 42.8758; -1.6189
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain Spain
France French Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington France Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Strength
24,000 men 30,000 men
Casualties and losses
2,600 dead or wounded 4,000 dead or wounded
Peninsular War
Vitoria and the Pyrenees, 1813–1814
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San Marcial
8
Battle of San Marcial at San Marcial, on 31 August 1813
Maya
7
Battle of Maya at Maya, on 25 July 1813
Pyrenees
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Battle of the Pyrenees at Pyrenees, from 25 July to 2 August 1813
San Sebastián
5
Siege of San Sebastián at San Sebastián, from 7 July to 8 September 1813
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Siege of Pamplona (1813) at Pamplona, from 26 June to 31 October 1813
Tolosa
3
Battle of Tolosa (1813) at Tolosa, on 26 June 1813
Vitoria
2
Battle of Vitoria at Vitoria, on 21 June 1813
San Millan
1
Battle of San Millan-Osmaat San Millan, on 18 June 1813

The Battle of Sorauren was part of a series of engagements in late July 1813 called the Battle of the Pyrenees in which a combined British and Portuguese force under Sir Arthur Wellesley held off Marshal Soult's French forces attempting to relieve Pamplona.