Battle of Foz de Arouce

Overview

The Battle of Foz de Arouce was an engagement of the Peninsular War which took place on 15 March 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley and French troops under the command of Marshal Michel Ney.

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Significance

The Battle of Foz de Arouce was an engagement of the Peninsular War fought on 15 March 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley and French forces under Marshal Michel Ney. French casualties reached 250, while the engagement formed part of the broader contest between Allied and French forces on the Iberian Peninsula. The source record does not detail the battle's operational outcome or its effect on the surrounding campaign.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)