Battle of Castellón

Battle of Castellón
Part of the Peninsular War
Date1 January 1809
Location
Castelló d'Empúries, near Girona, Catalonia, Spain
42°15′N 3°05′E / 42.250°N 3.083°E / 42.250; 3.083
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire Spain
Commanders and leaders
Honoré Charles Reille Marqués de Lazán
Strength
500 regulars
Casualties and losses
300 dead or wounded,
90 captured
Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion
210km
130miles
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Corunna
13
Castellón
12
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9
8
Zaragoza
7
6
Somosierra
5
Tudela
4
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2
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The Battle of Castellón was an ambush against a French Imperial detachment under General Reille near Girona during the Peninsular War (1807–1814).

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