CASUALTY RECORD // February 25, 1809
Battle of Valls
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 2,500 estimated
French Empire
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Spain
1,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Valls, fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia on 25 February 1809, resulted in a French victory over Spanish forces under Theodor von Reding. The engagement was part of the broader French effort to consolidate control over Catalonia during the Peninsular War. A significant consequence of the battle was the mortal wounding of General Reding during a cavalry charge, removing one of the Spanish commanders operating in the region. With French forces under Saint-Cyr numerically superior—13,300 against a Spanish force of roughly 10,500 to 11,000—the outcome reflected the structural advantage French commanders held in Catalonia at this stage of the campaign, even as Spanish resistance continued to exact casualties on both sides.
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