Battle of Truillas

Battle of Truillas
Part of the War of the Pyrenees
The Battle of Truillas by Jean-Baptiste Réville
Date 22 September 1793 Location Trouillas, Pyrénées Orientales, France Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Luc Siméon Dagobert	Antonio Ricardos
Strength
22,000[1]	17,000[1]
Casualties and losses
4,500, 10 guns[1]	2,000[1]

The Battle of Truillas (22 September 1793) saw the Republican French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees led by Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert attack the Spanish Army of Catalonia commanded by Antonio Ricardos. This attempt by the French to exploit their success in the Battle of Peyrestortes ended in a Spanish victory. Dagobert tried to outflank the Spanish left wing, but Ricardos blocked the move. Dagobert then attacked the Spanish center and had initial success, but Ricardos rapidly shifted his forces to counter the French. Thwarted, Dagobert was finally compelled to order a retreat. Dagobert's scornful treatment of two key subordinates was one reason for the lackluster French performance. The battle was fought near the village of Trouillas in the French department of Pyrénées Orientales during the War of the Pyrenees.