Battles of El Bruch

Battles of El Bruch
Part of Peninsular War
First battle of El Bruch (engraving by José Coromina Faralt, c. 1820)
Date 6 June and 14 June 1808 Location El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia 41°34′48″N 1°46′49″E / 41.58000°N 1.78028°E / 41.58000; 1.78028 Result 1st: Spanish victory 2nd: Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
François de Schwarz Joseph Chabran	Antoni Franch i Estalella Joan Baiget
Strength
3,800–5,000 regulars	2,000 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
6 June: 360 dead 800 wounded 60 captured 1 gun captured Total: 1,220 14 June: 83 dead 274 wounded Total: 357 Grand total: 1,577	6 June: 20 dead 80 wounded Total: 100 14 June: 15 dead 50 wounded Total: 65 Grand total: 165

Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808

200km
125miles

Santander

12

Bailén

11

Rioseco

10

Valencia

9

Girona

8

Zaragoza

7

Cabezón

6

Cadiz

5

Alcolea

4

Valdepeñas

3

Bruch

2

Dos de Mayo
Madrid

1

  

  current battle

The two battles of the Bruch (Spanish: Batallas del Bruch; Catalan: Batalles del Bruc) were engagements fought successively, at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, on 6 and 14 June 1808, during the Peninsular War, by French troops commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran against Spanish volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan Baget.

The result of these battles and actions was a Spanish victory.^[1]