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1810 battle during the Peninsular War

Battle of Mollet
Part of the Peninsular War
Date21 January 1810
LocationMollet del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain41°32′22″N 2°12′48″E / 41.5394°N 2.2133°E / 41.5394; 2.2133
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France French Empire Spain Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
France Guillaume Philibert Duhesme Spain Marquess of Campoverde
Strength
2,160 3,000
Casualties and losses
700 dead or wounded
640 captured
2 cannons		 Unknown
Peninsular War
Aragon and northeast Spain 1809–1814
Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 200km
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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. 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. 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.

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  1. ^ enero 2013.

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