Battle of Campo Maior
In the Battle of Campo Maior, or Campo Mayor (an older spelling most often used in English language accounts), on 25 March 1811, Brigadier General Robert Ballard Long with a force of Anglo-Portuguese cavalry, the advance-guard of the army commanded by William Beresford, clashed with a French force commanded by General of Division Marie Victor de Fay, marquis de Latour-Maubourg. Initially successful, some of the Allied horsemen indulged in a reckless pursuit of the French. An erroneous report was given that they had been captured wholesale. In consequence, Beresford halted his forces and the French were able to escape and recover a convoy of artillery pieces.
| Battle of Campo Maior | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
The 13th Light Dragoons pursued the beaten French cavalry at Campo Maior, 25 March 1811, by Stanley L. Wood | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Victor de Faÿ | William Beresford | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,400 | 700 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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200 killed, wounded or captured 1 gun lost | 168 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13
Castile 1811–13
200km
125miles
125miles
20
19
Burgos
18
17
16
Salamanca
15
Astorga
14
13
12
11
Ciudad Rodrigo
10
9
8
7
Arlabán
6
5
Albuera
4
Campo Maior
3
2
Badajoz
1
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