Battle of Sahagún

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The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.

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Battle of Benavente 1
Battle of Sahagun 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sahagun ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sahagún
associatedWith Sir John Moore ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
BritishCommander Henry, Lord Paget ⓘ
BritishKilledAndWounded around 20–30 ⓘ
campaign Sir John Moore’s 1808 campaign in Spain ⓘ
casualtiesBritish light ⓘ
casualtiesFrench heavy ⓘ
category Cavalry battles of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
commander Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes ⓘ
Henry, Lord Paget ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
date 21 December 1808 ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
followedBy British retreat to Corunna ⓘ
FrenchCommander Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes ⓘ
FrenchKilledAndWounded over 100 ⓘ
FrenchPrisonersTaken over 150 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
involvedArm cavalry ⓘ
location Province of León ⓘ
near Sahagún, Spain ⓘ
modernCountry Spain ⓘ
notableFor decisive charge by British light dragoons ⓘ
effective use of British cavalry against French horse ⓘ
notableUnit 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) ⓘ
15th (The King’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) ⓘ
linked to: 15th Hussars

1st Provisional Chasseurs à Cheval (France) ⓘ
8th Dragoons (France) ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
precededBy British advance towards Sahagún during Moore’s campaign ⓘ
primaryTactic cavalry charge ⓘ
primaryWeaponry sabres ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicEffect boosted morale of British cavalry ⓘ
disrupted French cavalry in northern Spain ⓘ
strengthBritishCavalry approximately 600–800 troopers ⓘ
strengthFrenchCavalry approximately 600–700 troopers ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
townNearby Sahagún ⓘ
typeOfAction cavalry action ⓘ
year 1808 ⓘ

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

15th Hussars → notableEngagement → Battle of Sahagún ⓘ
15th Hussars → notableEngagement → Battle of Benavente ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sahagún
Battle of Sahagún → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sahagun ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sahagún