Fuentes d’Onor

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Fuentes d’Onor was a major battle of the Peninsular War in 1811, fought between British-Portuguese and French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign 1811 campaign in Portugal ⓘ
casualties Allied casualties several thousand ⓘ
French casualties several thousand ⓘ
combatantSide British–Portuguese Army ⓘ
French Army of Portugal ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington ⓘ
Jean Reynier ⓘ
Louis-Pierre, Count Montbrun ⓘ
Marshal André Masséna ⓘ
linked to: André Masséna
commandStructure Masséna’s Army of Portugal ⓘ
Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
date 1811 ⓘ
endDate 1811-05-05 ⓘ
followedBy fall of Almeida garrison ⓘ
forceStrength Allied army approximately 36,000 men ⓘ
French army approximately 48,000 men ⓘ
hasPart cavalry actions on the Allied right flank ⓘ
urban combat in Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Spanish–Portuguese border ⓘ
notableFor defensive tactics of Wellington ⓘ
heavy street fighting in Fuentes de Oñoro village ⓘ
near-encirclement of British 7th Division ⓘ
objective Relief of the French garrison at Almeida ⓘ
opposedBy British–Portuguese forces vs. French forces ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
precededBy Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ
relatedPlace Almeida ⓘ
result Allied tactical victory ⓘ
French strategic failure to relieve Almeida ⓘ
startDate 1811-05-03 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of the northern invasion route between Spain and Portugal ⓘ
strategicOutcome contributed to French withdrawal from Portugal ⓘ
secured Allied blockade of Almeida ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
yearInConflict 1811 in the Peninsular War ⓘ

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42nd Regiment of Foot → battleHonour → Fuentes d’Onor ⓘ