Battle of Bornos (1812)

Battle of Bornos (1812)
	Part of Peninsular War
	; Santo Domingo Church in Bornos
Date	31 May 1812
Location	Bornos, Spain36°49′N 5°44′W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Nicolas Conroux	Francisco Ballesteros
Strength
4,500	8,500
Casualties and losses
500	1,500; 600 captured; 4 guns captured; 2 colours captured

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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Bornos

6

Zújar

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