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Battle of Roncesvalles | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Image is a map of the Combat of Roncesvalles. It is copied from Sir Charles Oman's "A History of the Peninsular War: Volume VI" which was originally published in 1922. Oman died in 1946. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Empire |
United Kingdom Portugal | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General Reille | Major-General Cole | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
40,000 men 8 guns | 11,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200 dead or wounded | 450 dead or wounded |
The Battle of Roncesvalles (French: Roncevaux) (25 July 1813) took place between French and Anglo-Portuguese forces during the Peninsular War (1808–1814).[1]