Battle of Usagre

Overview

In the Battle of Usagre on 25 May 1811, Anglo-Allied cavalry commanded by Major-General William Lumley routed a French cavalry force led by Major-General Marie Victor Latour-Maubourg at the village of Usagre, Spain, in the Peninsular War.

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Significance

The Battle of Usagre resulted in Anglo-Allied cavalry under Major-General William Lumley routing a French cavalry force commanded by Major-General Marie Victor Latour-Maubourg near the village of Usagre in Spain. The engagement demonstrated the capacity of Allied mounted forces to defeat a numerically superior French cavalry formation, as Lumley's 2,000 troopers overcame a French force estimated at 3,500, inflicting between 170 and 250 casualties. Within the broader Peninsular War, cavalry actions of this kind contested French operational mobility in the Iberian interior and contributed to Allied efforts to maintain pressure on French forces during the 1811 campaign season.

Forces & casualties

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