Battles of El Bruch

The two battles of the Bruch (Spanish: Batallas del Bruch; Catalan: Batalles del Bruc) were engagements fought successively, at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, on 6 and 14 June 1808, during the Peninsular War, by French troops commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran against Spanish volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan Baget.

Battles of El Bruch
Part of Peninsular War

First battle of El Bruch (engraving by José Coromina Faralt, c. 1820)
Date6 June and 14 June 1808
Location
El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia
41°34′48″N 1°46′49″E
Result 1st: Spanish victory
2nd: Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
François de Schwarz
Joseph Chabran		 Antoni Franch i Estalella
Joan Baiget
Strength
3,800–5,000 regulars 2,000 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
6 June:
360 dead
800 wounded
60 captured
1 gun captured
Total: 1,220
14 June:
83 dead
274 wounded
Total: 357
Grand total: 1,577		 6 June:
20 dead
80 wounded
Total: 100
14 June:
15 dead
50 wounded
Total: 65
Grand total: 165
Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808
200km
125miles
Santander
12
Bailén
11
Rioseco
10
Valencia
9
Girona
8
Zaragoza
7
Cabezón
6
Cadiz
5
Alcolea
4
Valdepeñas
3
Bruch
2
Dos de Mayo
Madrid
1
  current battle

The result of these battles and actions was a Spanish victory.

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