Battle of the Monterrey Valley

Battle of the Monterrey Valley
Part of the Peninsular War

View of the Castle of Monterrey
Date6 – 7 March 1809
Location
Monterrei, Province of Ourense, Spain
41°56′49″N 7°26′58″W / 41.94694°N 7.44944°W / 41.94694; -7.44944
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Pedro Caro Sureda
Bernardim Freire de Andrade

Francisco da Silveira

The Battle of the Monterrey Valley (6 – 7 March 1809) was fought during the Peninsular War outside Monterrei, Orense, in Spain. Resulting in a French victory, it took place in the early stages of Marshal Soult's Second French invasion of Portugal.

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