Battle of Castellón

Battle of Castellón
	Part of the Peninsular War
Date	1 January 1809
Location	Castelló d'Empúries, near Girona, Catalonia, Spain42°15′N 3°05′E
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Honoré Charles Reille	Marqués de Lazán
Strength
500 regulars	;
Casualties and losses
300 dead or wounded,; 90 captured	;

The Battle of Castellón was an ambush delivered against a French Imperial detachment under General Reille near Girona during the Peninsular War (1807–14).

Peninsular war: Napoleon's invasion

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