ORDER OF BATTLE // June 21, 1813
Battle of Vitoria
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 114,000–117,000 estimated
France
57,000–60,000
Medium-confidence figure
United Kingdom
57,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Vitoria delivered a decisive blow against French power in the Iberian Peninsula. A British, Portuguese, and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army commanded by King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria, effectively ending French control of Spain. The defeat of a force numbering between 57,000 and 60,000 men, at a cost of over 4,400 French casualties, fatally undermined the position of Joseph Bonaparte's regime. The battle led directly to victory in the Peninsular War, removing France from Spain and opening the route into southern France for Wellington's forces.
‹ Full battle dossierSources (8)
Academic Journal
The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington: During His Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries, and France, from 1799 to 1818
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The Napoleonic Wars Data Book
Monograph
The Peninsular War 1807–1814
Monograph