Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

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The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
campaign 1811 campaign in the Peninsular War ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses around 1,500–2,000 Anglo‑Portuguese casualties ⓘ
around 2,000–3,500 French casualties ⓘ
commander André Masséna ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington ⓘ
Jean-Louis Reynier ⓘ
linked to: Jean Reynier

Louis Henri Loison NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michel Ney ⓘ
Robert Craufurd ⓘ
Thomas Houston ⓘ
Thomas Picton ⓘ
linked to: Sir Thomas Picton

William Erskine ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
date 3–5 May 1811 ⓘ
endDate 5 May 1811 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy French evacuation of Almeida ⓘ
forces Anglo‑Portuguese Army ⓘ
French Army of Portugal ⓘ
location Spanish–Portuguese border ⓘ
notableFeature Intense street fighting in the village of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Large French cavalry attacks on the Allied right flank ⓘ
objective To secure the fortress city of Almeida ⓘ
opponentOf André Masséna ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
place Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
precededBy Masséna’s retreat from Portugal ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ
Siege of Almeida (1810–1811) ⓘ
result Allied tactical victory ⓘ
Strategic success for the Anglo‑Portuguese army ⓘ
startDate 3 May 1811 ⓘ
strategicImportance Helped force French withdrawal from the Portuguese frontier ⓘ
Secured the Allied blockade of Almeida ⓘ
strength approximately 36,000 Anglo‑Portuguese troops ⓘ
approximately 48,000 French troops ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
year 1811 ⓘ

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Colin Campbell → battle → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
British 5th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
42nd Regiment of Foot → foughtIn → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Anglo-Portuguese Army → engagement → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
95th Rifles → notableEngagement → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Masséna’s retreat from Portugal → followedBy → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Thomas Sidney Beckwith → battle → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) → participatedIn → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Sir Thomas Picton → conflict → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Wellington’s field army in the Peninsula → engagedInBattle → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Fuentes de Oñoro → notableFor → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Fuentes de Oñoro → hasEvent → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Thomas Houston → participatedIn → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Robert Craufurd → participatedIn → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Fuentes d’Onor → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ