Battle of Bornos (1812)
1812 battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Battle of Bornos (1812). For the earlier battle, see Battle of Bornos (1811).
The Battle of Bornos on 31 May 1812, saw a Spanish force led by Francisco Ballesteros attack an Imperial French division under Nicolas François Conroux. Though the Spanish achieved surprise, the outnumbered French soldiers fought back and drove off their assailants. The Spanish suffered losses considerably higher than the French. Bornos is located on Route 342 about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Jerez de la Frontera. The battle occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
Santo Domingo Church in Bornos | |||||||
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French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
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Nicolas Conroux | Francisco Ballesteros | ||||||
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1,500 600 captured 4 guns captured 2 colours captured |
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Peninsular war: Siege of Cádiz