Battle of Toulouse

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The Battle of Toulouse was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in April 1814, fought between Wellington’s Anglo-Allied forces and Marshal Soult’s French army near the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Battle of Toulouse canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Toulouse (1814) ⓘ
belligerent French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign Wellington’s 1814 campaign in southern France ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses several thousand on each side ⓘ
category 1814 in France ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ
Battles involving Portugal ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ
Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ
Battles of the Peninsular War ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular War
combatantCommanderAllied Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
combatantCommanderFrench Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 10 April 1814 ⓘ
dateRange 10–12 April 1814 (including related operations) ⓘ
followedBy end of major operations in the Peninsular War ⓘ
front southern France front of the Peninsular War ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
involves Anglo-Allied army ⓘ
French Army of the Pyrenees ⓘ
location Toulouse ⓘ
Toulouse, France ⓘ
linked to: Toulouse
month April 1814 ⓘ
notableFeature fought after Napoleon’s first abdication was signed but before news reached the armies ⓘ
opposingCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Orthez ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance marked the effective end of French resistance in southwestern France ⓘ
one of the last major battles of the Peninsular War ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Toulouse ⓘ
strength about 42,000 French troops ⓘ
about 52,000 Allied troops ⓘ
tacticalOutcome French forces withdrew from Toulouse after the battle ⓘ
terrain fortified heights and suburbs around Toulouse ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
year 1814 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicolas Soult → notableBattle → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Sir Henry Hardinge → participatedIn → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Anglo-Portuguese Army → engagement → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
1st Baron Seaton → battle → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Battle of Orthez → followedBy → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Army Gold Medal → battleCommemorated → Battle of Toulouse ⓘ