Battle of Roncesvalles (1813)

Battle of Roncesvalles
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.
Date25 July 1813
Location
Roncevaux Pass, Spain
43°01′13″N 1°19′26″W / 43.02028°N 1.32389°W / 43.02028; -1.32389
Result French victory
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
Peninsular War
Vitoria and the Pyrenees, 1813–1814
50km
31miles
8
San Marcial
7
Maya
6
Pyrenees
5
San Sebastián
4
Pamplona
3
Tolosa
2
Vitoria
1
San Millan

The Battle of Roncesvalles (French: Roncevaux) (25 July 1813) took place between French and Anglo-Portuguese forces during the Peninsular War (1808–1814).

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