CASUALTY RECORD // May 10, 1809
Battle of Grijó
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 304 estimated
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande
104
Medium-confidence figure
Empire français
200
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Grijó resulted in a victory for the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellesley over Soult's French forces during the Second French invasion of Portugal. With a numerical advantage of roughly 18,000 against 7,000, Wellesley inflicted approximately 200 French casualties while sustaining 104 of his own. The engagement proved immediately consequential: the following day, Wellesley drove Soult from Porto in the Second Battle of Porto, making Grijó a direct operational precursor to the recapture of that city. Together, the two engagements effectively ended the Second French invasion of Portugal.
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Monograph
The Napoleonic Wars Data Book
Monograph