Battle of El Bodón

Battle of El Bodón
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Illustration of the battle by Richard Simkin
Date	25 September 1811
Location	Near El Bodón, Spain40°29′N 6°34′W / 40.483°N 6.567°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	United Kingdom; Portugal;
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Pierre Montbrun	Arthur Wellesley; Charles Colville; Victor Alten;
Strength
2,500	1,500
Casualties and losses
assumedly, up to 200	141 to 149 27 killed 92 wounded 22 missing

Peninsular War: Third French invasion

220km
137miles

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Fuentes de Oñoro

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Sabugal

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Lisbon

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Almeida

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Ciudad Rodrigo

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Astorga

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The Battle of El Bodón was a rearguard action fought on 25 September 1811 by elements of the Anglo-Portuguese army against waves of French cavalry, supported by a division of infantry of the French army during the Peninsular War. The French, under the lead of Louis-Pierre Montbrun, were able to achieve a small tactical victory, forcing the Allies under the command of A. Wellesley to retreat from a strong position, but they were unable to build on their success due to problems related to insufficient supplies.