Battle of María

Battle of María
	Part of the Peninsular War
Date	15 June 1809
Location	María de Huerva, Spain41.5522°N 0.9919°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Louis Gabriel Suchet	Joaquín Blake
Units involved
III Corps	Army of Aragon
Strength
11,300; 12 guns	20,000; 23 guns
Casualties and losses
800	4,500; 20 guns

The Battle of María (15 June 1809) saw a small Spanish army led by Joaquín Blake y Joyes face an Imperial French corps under Louis Gabriel Suchet.

Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia

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