CASUALTY RECORD // March 21, 1809
Battle of Miajadas
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 132–150 estimated
Empire français
132–150
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The engagement at Miajadas on 21 March 1809 formed part of the wider contest for Extremadura during the Peninsular War, a theatre in which Spanish regular forces repeatedly sought to contest French movement and control. The action inflicted recorded losses of 132–150 on the 10th French Horse Chasseurs Regiment, a material cost for a single cavalry unit. In a campaign where Spanish regulars frequently operated at a disadvantage against French arms, the outcome at Miajadas demonstrated that coordinated Spanish cavalry could impose meaningful casualties on an equivalent French force when conditions favored surprise.
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