CASUALTY RECORD // November 28, 1809
Battle of Alba de Tormes
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 4,000 estimated
Kingdom of Spain
4,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Alba de Tormes reversed a period of Spanish operational momentum in western Spain. Del Parque's army, which had been active in the Salamanca region, was shattered while attempting to cross the Tormes River, suffering around 4,000 casualties. The defeat forced the Spanish forces into the mountains for the winter, effectively removing them from offensive operations in that sector for the remainder of the season. The engagement reinforced French control over the Salamanca corridor and demonstrated that Spanish field armies remained vulnerable to aggressive French cavalry action even when holding numerical superiority.
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