Combat of Mesas de Ibor
Minor battle of the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The combat of Mesas de Ibor[note 2] (17 March 1809) was a French victory during the Peninsular War at which the Spanish troops under General Duke del Parque were defeated by Leval's division, made up of German battalions.[1]
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Combat of Mesas de Ibor | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke del Parque | Jean François Leval | ||||||
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~5,000 | ~3,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown[note 1] | 70 killed and 428 wounded |
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