Battle of Mollet
41°32′22″N 2°12′48″E / 41.5394°N 2.2133°E / 41.5394; 2.2133
640 captured[1]
2 cannons[1]
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Aragon and northeast Spain 1809–1814
- Castelló d'Empúries
- Valls
- Monzón
- 2nd Molins de Rei
- 3rd Gerona
- Alcañiz
- María
- Belchite
- Hostalrich
- Mollet
- Vic
- Manresa
- Lérida
- Mequinenza
- San Quintín
- La Bisbal
- Tortosa
- El Pla
- 1st Tarragona
- Montserrat
- Figueras
- Cervera
- Saguntum
- Massanet de Cabrenys
- Valencia
- Alicante
- Altafulla
- 1st Castalla
- 2nd Castalla
- 2nd Tarragona
- Santa Engracia
- 3rd Zaragoza
- Ordal
125miles
The Battle of Mollet or the Action of Mollet took place at Mollet del Vallès, near Barcelona, in Catalonia, on 21 January 1810, between a force of 2,160 French soldiers commanded by General Guillaume Philibert Duhesme and a Spanish force of 3,000 men under Luis González Torres de Navarra, Marquess of Campoverde.[1] The Spanish Division of Llobregat led by Campoverde intercepted and destroyed the French vanguard (500 men) at Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. Then, the Spanish marched to Mollet to face the rest of Duhesme forces (1,500 regulars, 160 cuirassiers and 2 cannons). The French were surrounded by the Spanish force and finally, after a vigorous defense, the French surrendered. The Spanish captured 500 French soldiers, 140 cuirassiers, 2 cannons, and the baggage.[1] Duhesme and the rest of his force fled to Granollers, and were saved from other Spanish attack thanks to the arrival of Marshal Pierre Augereau with 9.000 men.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g enero 2013.
References
- enero (2013). "Acción de Mollet". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Further reading
- Esdaile, Charles J. (1988). The Spanish Army in the Peninsular War. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2538-9.
- Fraser, Ronald (2008). Napoleon's Cursed War: Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War 1808-1814. Brooklyn Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-082-6.
- gencat (2011). "Història de la Guerra del Francès a Catalunya" (PDF) (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Media related to Battle of Mollet at Wikimedia Commons