Battle of Puente Sanpayo
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| Battle of Puente Sanpayo | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
| File:SG. Ar.E-T.4-C.6-239.jpg Position of the bridge of Sanpayo | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France French Empire | Spain Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| France Michel Ney | Spain Pablo Morillo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,800 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 660 killed or wounded | 110 killed or wounded | ||||||
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Peninsular War: Second French invasion
100km
62miles
62miles
Sanpayo
6
Grijó
5
Porto
4
Braga
3
Villafranca
2
Chaves
1
current battle
The Battle of Puente Sanpayo or Battle of San Payo (Galician: Ponte Sampaio) took place at Ponte Sampaio, Pontevedra, between 7–9 June 1809 during the Peninsular War.
Background
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 started with the Battle of Uclés.
Battle
The Spanish forces commanded by Colonel Pablo Morillo plus forces of the English army defeated the French forces of Marshall Michel Ney.[1] Ney and his forces were forced to retreat and the French offensive to re-capture the cities of Pontevedra and Vigo was a failure. The battle marked the final evacuation of Galicia by the French army and the creation of a new front.[2][3][4][5][6]
Aftermath
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 proceeded with the French advance in Catalonia in the Battle of Valls.
See also
Notes
References
- Pazos, Salustiano Portela (1964). La Guerra de Independencia en Galicia (in español). Santiago de Compostela: Tipografía del Seminario.
- Glover, Michael (2001). The Peninsular War 1807-1814. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-139041-7.
- Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
- Rey, J. M. Osuna (2006). Los franceses en Galicia: Historia militar de la Guerra de Independencia en Galicia 1809 (in español). Fundación Barrié de la Maza.
- Catoyra, Félix Estrada (1916). Historia de los ejércitos gallegos durante la Guerra de la Independencia (in español). Santiago de Compostela: Tipografía de El Eco Franciscano.
- Maldonado, Josep Muñoz (2009). Political and Military History of the War of Independence in Spain.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Battle of Puente Sanpayo at Wikimedia Commons
