Combat of Barquilla (1810)

Combat of Barquilla
Part of Peninsular War
Date11 July 1810
Location
Heights of Barquilla, north of Villar de Puerco, Castile and León, Spain
40°40′N 6°42′W / 40.667°N 6.700°W / 40.667; -6.700
Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire United Kingdom United Kingdom
Portugal
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Pierre Gouache United Kingdom Robert Craufurd
Strength
200 infantry
30-40 cavalry
unknown
Casualties and losses
31 captured 32-40 casualties
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Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro May 1811
Sabugal
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Battle of Sabugal April 1811
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Battle of Redinha March 1811
Lisbon
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Torres Vedras protects Lisbon
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Battle of Bussaco September 1810
Almeida
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Siege of Almeida July 1810 3.1 Blockade of Almeida April 1811
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo April 1810
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Siege of Astorga March April 1810
Third French invasion:
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Siege of Astorga March April 1810
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo April 1810
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Siege of Almeida July 1810
3.1 Blockade of Almeida April 1811
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Battle of Bussaco September 1810
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Torres Vedras protects Lisbon
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Battle of Redinha March 1811
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Battle of Sabugal April 1811
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Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro May 1811

The Combat of Barquilla (11 July 1810) was a minor skirmish between British and French forces two days after the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, in which Robert Craufurd attacked French grenadiers covering a foraging party. The French grenadiers, formed in a single square, made a fighting withdrawal, fending off British cavalry and escaping unscathed.