Battle of Alcañiz
The Battle of Alcañiz resulted in the defeat of Major-General Louis Gabriel Suchet's French army on 23 May 1809 by a Spanish force under General Joaquín Blake y Joyes.
| Battle of Alcañiz | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Battle of Alcañiz (Spain) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Louis Gabriel Suchet | Joaquín Blake y Joyes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 700 dead or wounded | 300 dead or wounded | ||||||
Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia
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Castalla
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María
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Alcañiz
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The victory is credited to General Martín García-Loygorri's superb command of the Spanish artillery, which allowed the French columns to close and then mauled them with well-directed salvos. Loygorri was later promoted to Field Marshal and became the first artillery officer ever to receive the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.
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