Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Illustration of the battle by Charles Turner
Date	3–5 May 1811
Location	Fuentes de Oñoro, Castile and León, Spain40°35′N 6°49′W / 40.583°N 6.817°W
Result	Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; Portugal	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lord Wellington	Marshal Masséna
Strength
33,000–36,000 infantry; 1,850–2,000 cavalry; 48 guns	40,000–42,000 infantry; 4,500–5,000 cavalry; 38 guns
Casualties and losses
1,452–1,800:; 192–241 killed; 958–1,247 wounded; 255–312 captured	2,192–2,844:; 267–343 killed; 1,878–2,287 wounded; 47–214 captured

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The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a military engagement that took place from 3–5 May 1811 during the Peninsular War. An Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellington checked an attempt by the French Army of Portugal under Marshal André Masséna to relieve the besieged city of Almeida. The French defeat at Fuentes de Oñoro, in addition to the steadfastness of the allies and the formidable high ground and fortified position held by Wellesley, was further facilitated by the poor cooperation between Masséna and his subordinates. As Wellington stated, if Napoleon had been at Fuentes, "we should have been beat."