Battle of Roliça
1808 Battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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At the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808), the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War,[5] an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order.
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Battle of Roliça | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Batalha da Roliça (William Heath, 1815. Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henri Delaborde | Arthur Wellesley | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000–4,930[1][2] 5 guns | 14,800–15,700[1][2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
600–700 killed, wounded or captured[1][3] 3 guns lost |
70 killed 335 wounded 81 missing[4] |
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