Battle of García Hernández
| Battle of García Hernández | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Battle of Garcia Hernandez, 23 July 1812 Adolf Northen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Eberhardt von Bock | Maximilien Sébastien Foy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,770 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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52 killed 69 wounded 6 missing | 1,100–1,600 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13
Castile 1811–13
220km
137miles
137miles
20
19
18
Burgos
17
16
Garcihernández
15
Salamanca
14
Astorga
13
12
11
10
Ciudad Rodrigo
9
8
7
6
Arlabán
5
4
Albuera
3
Campo Maior
2
1
Badajoz
current battle
The Battle of García Hernández was fought on 23 July 1812 during the Peninsular War. In the battle, two cavalry brigades of the British Army's King's German Legion (KGL) under Major-General Eberhardt Otto George von Bock defeated 4,000 French troops led by General Maximilien Sébastien Foy. In what would otherwise have been an unremarkable skirmish, the KGL dragoons achieved the unusual feat of breaking two French squares, those of the 6th, 69th and 76th Line, routing the entire French force with heavy losses.