Battle of Usagre

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Battle of Usagre
Part of the Peninsular War
Battle of Usagre
Date 25 May 1811 Location Usagre, Spain 38°20′42″N 6°10′18″W / 38.3449°N 6.1716°W / 38.3449; -6.1716 Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
French Empire	British Empire Portuguese Empire Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Victor de Faÿ	William Lumley
Strength
3,500	2,000 6 guns
Casualties and losses
250 killed, wounded or captured[1]	20 killed, wounded or captured

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

200km
125miles

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19

Burgos

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17

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Salamanca

15

Astorga

14

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11

Ciudad Rodrigo

10

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Arlabán

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Usagre

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4

Campo Maior

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Badajoz

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In the Battle of Usagre on 25 May 1811, Anglo-Allied cavalry commanded by Major-General William Lumley routed a French cavalry force led by Major-General Marie Victor Latour-Maubourg at the village of Usagre, Spain, in the Peninsular War.