Battle of Cabezón

Battle of Cabezón
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Flight of the Spanish at the Cabezon bridge
Date	12 June 1808
Location	Cabezón de Pisuerga, near Valladolid, Spain41°44′00″N 4°38′47″W / 41.7333°N 4.6464°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Spain	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cuesta	Lasalle; Merle
Strength
300 regular cavalry; 4,700 militia; 4 guns; Total: 5,000	9,000 regulars
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead	50 dead, 12 killed, 30 wounded

Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808

220km
137miles

12

Santander

11

Bailén

10

Rioseco

9

Valencia

8

Girona

7

Zaragoza

6

Cabezón

5

Cadiz

4

Alcolea

3

Valdepeñas

2

Bruch

1

Dos de Mayo
Madrid

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The Battle of Cabezón was an engagement early in the Peninsular War on 12 June 1808 between Spain's Army of Castile, under Cuesta, based at Valladolid, and detachments of Marshal Bessières' French Army Corps under generals General Lasalle and Merle. Lasalle occupied Valladolid without opposition that same evening.

Merle's column consisted of six battalions and two squadrons, while Lasalle's was made up of four battalions and two regiments of chasseurs.

Cuesta's forces consisted of four cannon and 4,000 or 5,000 volunteers, who had not been more than a fortnight under arms, plus 300 cavalry, his only veteran troops.