Battle of Baza

Battle of Baza (1810)
	Part of Peninsular War
	; Joaquín Blake was beaten when he let his corps get spread out.
Date	4 November 1810
Location	Baza, Granada, Spain37°29′N 2°46′W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire; Duchy of Warsaw	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Édouard Milhaud	Joaquín Blake
Strength
3,300	9,000; 12 guns
Casualties and losses
200	1,500; 6 guns

In the Battle of Baza on 4 November 1810 an Imperial French force commanded by General Milhaud fought a Spanish corps led by General Blake. When the Spanish commander allowed his forces to get spread out, Milhaud attacked with his cavalry and crushed Blake's vanguard with heavy losses. The Spanish force retreated into the province of Murcia. Baza is located on Route 342 about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Almería. The battle occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

Peninsular war: Siege of Cádiz

150km
100miles

Tarifa

7

Bornos

6

Zújar

5

Barrosa

4

Baza

3

Fuengirola

2

Cádiz

1

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After King Joseph Bonaparte's army overran Andalusia, it meant that he had increased the territory his soldiers had to defend. French Marshal Soult's three corps were kept busy fending off constant Spanish and British threats to the province from land and sea. At Baza, the French successfully drove away one Spanish column. Within a few months, there would be another clash at Barrosa.

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