Battle of Talavera

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The Battle of Talavera was a major 1809 engagement in the Peninsular War in which British and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley checked a French army in central Spain, boosting Allied morale despite heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
awardConsequence Arthur Wellesley created Viscount Wellington of Talavera
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Spain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
campaign Battle of Talavera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Talavera campaign
combatant British Army
French Army of the Tagus
Spanish Army
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Arthur Wellesley

Claude Victor-Perrin
Gregorio García de la Cuesta
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Joseph Bonaparte
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Sir Arthur Wellesley
conflict Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: Peninsular War
country Spain
date 27 July 1809
28 July 1809
effect increased prestige of Arthur Wellesley in Britain
endDate 28 July 1809
followedBy French counteroffensive in central Spain 1809
hasCasualties heavy casualties on both sides
hasParticipant British artillery
British infantry
French cavalry
French infantry
Spanish infantry
hasStrength comparable French army
large Anglo-Spanish army
hasTerrain hills and open fields around Talavera de la Reina
historicalPeriod early 19th century
location Castile-La Mancha
Province of Toledo
Spain
Talavera de la Reina
notableFor boosting Allied morale
first major victory of Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsular War
limited strategic gain despite tactical success
partOf Napoleonic Wars
precededBy Battle of Talavera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Talavera (maneuvers and skirmishes of July 1809)
result Allied tactical victory
French withdrawal from the battlefield
startDate 27 July 1809
strategicTheater central Spain
tacticalOutcome Allied forces held their ground
French attacks repulsed
year 1809

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Napoleonic Wars notableBattle Battle of Talavera
Battle of Talavera precededBy Battle of Talavera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Talavera (maneuvers and skirmishes of July 1809)
Battle of Talavera campaign Battle of Talavera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Talavera campaign
13th Light Dragoons battle Battle of Talavera
The Iron Duke battle Battle of Talavera
General Sir George Brown participatedIn Battle of Talavera
subject surface form: George Brown
Sharpe notableBattleDepicted Battle of Talavera
Richard Sharpe notableBattle Battle of Talavera
Sir Hugh Gough notableBattle Battle of Talavera
subject surface form: Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
Claude Victor-Perrin commandedInBattle Battle of Talavera
William Carr Beresford notableBattle Battle of Talavera