Battle of Puente Sanpayo

Battle of Puente Sanpayo
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Position of the bridge of Sanpayo
Date	7–9 June 1809
Location	Ponte Sampaio, Pontevedra, Spain42.35°N 8.61°W
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Michel Ney	Pablo Morillo
Strength
10,800	10,000
Casualties and losses
660 killed or wounded	110 killed or wounded

The Battle of Puente Sanpayo or Battle of San Payo (Galician: Ponte Sampaio) took place at Ponte Sampaio, Pontevedra, between 7–9 June 1809 during the Peninsular War.

Peninsular war: Second French invasion

100km
62miles

Sanpayo

6

Grijó

5

Porto

4

Braga

3

Villafranca

2

Chaves

1

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