Battle of the Nive

The Battles of the Nive (9–13 December 1813) were fought towards the end of the Peninsular War. Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese and Spanish army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French army on French soil in a series of battles near the city of Bayonne.

Battle of the Nive
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition

A map of the 1813 Battle of the Nive
Date9–13 December 1813
Location
Bayonne, French Empire
43.4563°N 1.4892°W / 43.4563; -1.4892
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
French Empire United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean-de-Dieu Soult Arthur Wellesley
Luís do Rego Barreto
Strength
50,000 70,000
Casualties and losses
5,400 killed or wounded
600 captured
16 guns 		4,600 killed or wounded
500 captured
Location within Europe
Peninsular War:
Campaign in south-west France
50km
30miles
Bayonne
7
Toulouse
6
5
4
Nive
3
2
1
  current battle

Unusually, for most of the battle, Wellington remained with the Reserve delegating command to his senior Lieutenant-Generals Rowland Hill and John Hope.

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