First Battle of Boulou
The First Battle of Boulou (3–4 October and 14–15 October 1793) saw a Republican French army led by Eustache Charles d'Aoust attack a Spanish Royal army commanded by Antonio Ricardos. Despite winning a recent victory over the French, Ricardos fell back to the Tech River valley where he had his troops construct a fortified camp. On 3–4 October, the Spanish army successfully defended its camp at Le Boulou against several French assaults. After a French night attack on 14–15 October against the Pla-del-Rey entrenchments also failed, d'Aoust withdrew his forces, having suffered disproportionate losses. D'Aoust was soon replaced in army command by a new leader.
| First Battle of Boulou | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Pyrenees | |||||||
Photograph of Le Boulou from the north shows the Pyrenees in the background. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Antonio Ricardos | Eustache d'Aoust | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army of Catalonia | Army of the Eastern Pyrenees | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 | 1,200 | ||||||
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