Having crept his force up along the right bank of the Fluvià River and set up headquarters at La Armentera, a village near the river's mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, General Lazán prepared a coup de main against the French battalion installed atop Castelló d'Empúries. Since bad roads precluded a night attack, Lazán moved in the early morning, and brusquely forced the French off the ridge. While Reille's troops effected a disciplined fighting withdrawal toward Rosas,[3] the Chasseurs of Juan Clarós [es], acting as the vanguard for General Castro's division, circled across their path of retreat and set up a position in a grove next to the main road, preparing to block the French passage. Caught in a pincer movement, the French were cut down. Only 80 escaped unwounded and 90 surrendered.
Sequeledit
When Reille, established at Figueras, learned of the rout of his men, he set out against the Spaniards the next day with 3,000 infantry and cavalry, aiming to cut their communications with Gerona. In spite of the rapid French movements, Reille was unable to achieve a surprise, and Lazán awaited him with his men solidly entrenched at Castellón. Seeing his attacks repulsed everywhere along the line, Reille decided not to try conclusions with the Spaniards, and Lazán fell back on Gerona unmolested.
^Minali, Guillelmo (1840). Historia militar de Gerona, que comprende particularmente los dos sitios de 1808 y 1809 (in Spanish). A. Figaró. pp. 59–60.
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^Minali, Guillelmo (1840). Historia militar de Gerona, que comprende particularmente los dos sitios de 1808 y 1809 (in Spanish). A. Figaró.
^Crusafont I. Sabater, Miguel (2006). Medalles commemoratives dels Països Catalans i de la Corona catalano-aragonesa: (S. XV-XX). Institut d'Estudis Catalans. p. 152. ISBN978-84-7283-864-2.
^Ferrer, Raymundo (1816). Barcelona cautiva, ó sea Diario exacto de lo ocurrido en la misma ciudad mientras la oprimieron los Franceses, esto es, desde el 13 de Febrero de 1808 hasta el 28 de Mayo de 1814 Acompañta a los principios de cada mes una Idea del estado religiosa-politico-militar de Barcelona y Cataluña (in Spanish). Brusi.
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battle, castellón, ambush, delivered, against, french, imperial, detachment, under, general, reille, near, girona, during, peninsular, 1807, part, peninsular, wardate1, january, 1809locationcastelló, empúries, near, girona, catalonia, spain42, 083resultspanish. The Battle of Castellon was an ambush delivered against a French Imperial detachment under General Reille near Girona during the Peninsular War 1807 14 Battle of CastellonPart of the Peninsular WarDate1 January 1809LocationCastello d Empuries near Girona Catalonia Spain42 15 N 3 05 E 42 250 N 3 083 E 42 250 3 083ResultSpanish victoryBelligerentsFrench EmpireSpainCommanders and leadersHonore Charles ReilleMarques de LazanStrength500 regularsCasualties and losses300 dead or wounded 90 captured Peninsular war Napoleon s invasion200km125milesCorunna14Castellon131211109Zaragoza87Somosierra6Tudela543 2 1 current battle Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 Sequel 4 Aftermath 5 Commemorations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe Corunna campaign started with the Battle of Cardedeu 1 2 Battle editHaving crept his force up along the right bank of the Fluvia River and set up headquarters at La Armentera a village near the river s mouth on the Mediterranean Sea General Lazan prepared a coup de main against the French battalion installed atop Castello d Empuries Since bad roads precluded a night attack Lazan moved in the early morning and brusquely forced the French off the ridge While Reille s troops effected a disciplined fighting withdrawal toward Rosas 3 the Chasseurs of Juan Claros es acting as the vanguard for General Castro s division circled across their path of retreat and set up a position in a grove next to the main road preparing to block the French passage Caught in a pincer movement the French were cut down Only 80 escaped unwounded and 90 surrendered Sequel editWhen Reille established at Figueras learned of the rout of his men he set out against the Spaniards the next day with 3 000 infantry and cavalry aiming to cut their communications with Gerona In spite of the rapid French movements Reille was unable to achieve a surprise and Lazan awaited him with his men solidly entrenched at Castellon Seeing his attacks repulsed everywhere along the line Reille decided not to try conclusions with the Spaniards and Lazan fell back on Gerona unmolested Aftermath editThe Corunna campaign proceeded with the Battle of Mansilla Commemorations editFerdinand VII the king of Spain awarded a commemorative medal to recognize the participants in the battle 4 See also editTimeline of the Peninsular WarReferences edit 5 Minali Guillelmo 1840 Historia militar de Gerona que comprende particularmente los dos sitios de 1808 y 1809 in Spanish A Figaro pp 59 60 1 1 1809 Sorpresa de Castellon www 1808 1814 org in Spanish Archived from the original on 2005 02 11 Retrieved 2011 08 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Minali Guillelmo 1840 Historia militar de Gerona que comprende particularmente los dos sitios de 1808 y 1809 in Spanish A Figaro Crusafont I Sabater Miguel 2006 Medalles commemoratives dels Paisos Catalans i de la Corona catalano aragonesa S XV XX Institut d Estudis Catalans p 152 ISBN 978 84 7283 864 2 Ferrer Raymundo 1816 Barcelona cautiva o sea Diario exacto de lo ocurrido en la misma ciudad mientras la oprimieron los Franceses esto es desde el 13 de Febrero de 1808 hasta el 28 de Mayo de 1814 Acompanta a los principios de cada mes una Idea del estado religiosa politico militar de Barcelona y Cataluna in Spanish Brusi External links edit nbsp Media related to Battle of Castellon at Wikimedia CommonsPreceded byBattle of Benavente Napoleonic WarsBattle of Castellon Succeeded byBattle of Ucles 1809 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Castellon amp oldid 1217464630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
