BATTLE // June 18, 1809
Battle of Belchite
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Overview
The Battle of Belchite on 18 June 1809 saw a Franco-Polish corps led by Louis Gabriel Suchet fight a small Spanish army under Joaquín Blake y Joyes. Suchet's force won the battle when a lucky hit detonated a large part of the Spanish ammunition supply. The ensuing blast provoked Blake's soldiers into a panicky flight from the battlefield. The action was fought during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Belchite is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Zaragoza.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- French Empire13,000medium
- Kingdom of Spain12,000medium
Both sides were near-evenly matched in numbers
Casualties
- Kingdom of Spain2,000medium17% loss rate
Commanders (2)
French Empire
Louis-Gabriel SuchetMarshal of the Empire
Kingdom of Spain
Joaquín BlakeCaptain general of the Army
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