Battle of María

The Battle of María (15 June 1809) saw a small Spanish army led by Joaquín Blake y Joyes face an Imperial French corps under Louis Gabriel Suchet.

Battle of María
Part of the Peninsular War
Date15 June 1809[1]
Location
María de Huerva, Spain
41.5522°N 0.9919°W / 41.5522; -0.9919
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France First French Empire Spain Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Louis Gabriel Suchet Spain Joaquín Blake
Units involved
III Corps Army of Aragon
Strength
11,300[1]
12 guns[1]		 20,000[1]
23 guns[1]
Casualties and losses
800[1] 4,500[1]
20 guns[1]
Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia
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Background

The Spanish campaign in early 1809 started with the Battle of Uclés.

Battle

After an inconclusive contest earlier in the day, Suchet's cavalry made a decisive charge that resulted in a French victory. Though the Spanish right wing was crushed, the rest of Blake's army got away in fairly good order after abandoning most of its artillery. María de Huerva is located 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) southwest of Zaragoza, Spain. The action occurred during the Peninsular War which was part of the larger struggle known as the Napoleonic Wars.

Aftermath

The Spanish campaign in early 1809 proceeded with the French advance in Catalonia in the Battle of Belchite.

Notes
  1. Bodart 1908, p. 407.

References
  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 23 May 2021.

Further reading
  • Gates, David (2002). The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. London: Pimlico. ISBN 0-7126-9730-6.
  • Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick (1902b). A History of the Peninsular War. Vol. II. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  • remilitari (2020). "TLas Guerras Napoleónicas". Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
Preceded by
Battle of Raab		 Napoleonic Wars
Battle of María		 Succeeded by
Battle of Graz


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