Wellington’s 1813 Vitoria campaign

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Wellington’s 1813 Vitoria campaign was a major British-led offensive in the Peninsular War that culminated in the decisive Battle of Vitoria, driving French forces from much of Spain and breaking Napoleon’s control there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
offensive operation
aim to break French logistical and political control in Spain
to drive French forces from northern Spain
AlliedPoliticalObjective to restore Spanish independence from French control
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
Spanish forces
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
commandStructure Anglo-Portuguese Army
conflict Peninsular War
culminatedIn Battle of Vitoria
dateOfCulminatingBattle 1813-06-21
endDate 1813-06-21
followedBy Allied advance into the Pyrenees
Battles of the Pyrenees
FrenchPoliticalObjective to maintain Joseph Bonaparte on the Spanish throne
hasCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Joseph Bonaparte
hasMajorBattle Battle of Vitoria
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
involvedForce British Army
French Imperial troops
Portuguese Army
Spanish regular troops
location Basque Country
around Vitoria-Gasteiz
northern Spain
namedAfter Battle of Vitoria
notableEvent capture of large French baggage train at Vitoria
disruption of French lines of communication in Spain
opponent French Army of the North
opposedKing Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain
linked to: Joseph Bonaparte
opposedRuler Napoleon I
partOf Peninsular War
precededBy Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign
primaryAlliedLeader Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
result Allied victory
French retreat from most of Spain
collapse of French control in Spain
startDate 1813-05
strategicEffect opened the way for Allied invasion of France
weakened Napoleon’s position in the Napoleonic Wars
theatre Iberian Peninsula
Spanish theatre of the Napoleonic Wars

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Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign followedBy Wellington’s 1813 Vitoria campaign
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria alternativeTitle Wellington’s Victory
linked to: Wellington’s 1813 Vitoria campaign
Battle of the Pyrenees partOf Wellington’s 1813 campaign in northern Spain
linked to: Wellington’s 1813 Vitoria campaign