Battle of Chiclana

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The Battle of Chiclana was a 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which Anglo-Spanish forces defeated the French near Cádiz in southern Spain.

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Battle of Chiclana canonical 2

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instanceOf battle
engagement of the Peninsular War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Barrosa
associatedWith defence of Cádiz
belligerent First French Empire
Spain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
campaign Siege of Cádiz
chronologicalOrderInWar mid-war engagement
combatantCommanderSide1 Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham
combatantCommanderSide2 Marshal Victor
commander Claude Victor-Perrin
Jean François Leval
Manuel Lapeña
Thomas Graham
conflictIn Napoleonic Wars
country Spain
date 1811-03-05
followedBy continued Siege of Cádiz
hasCasualties heavy on both sides
hasCategory Battles involving France
Battles involving Spain
Battles involving the United Kingdom
Battles of the Peninsular War
linked to: Peninsular War

Conflicts in 1811
isPartOf Spanish War of Independence
linked to: Peninsular War
location Andalusia
Barrosa Ridge
Province of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Province

near Chiclana de la Frontera
southern Spain
notableEvent capture of a French Imperial Eagle
notableFor Anglo-Spanish cooperation
British counterattack on Barrosa Ridge
notableUnit British 87th Regiment of Foot
objective to break the French siege of Cádiz
outcome French tactical setback
partOf Peninsular War
precededBy earlier actions around Cádiz
primaryLanguageOfSources English
Spanish
result Anglo-Spanish victory
strategicEffect limited impact on the overall siege of Cádiz
strengthSide1 Anglo-Spanish forces
strengthSide2 French forces
terrain coastal ridge and pine woods
theatre Iberian Peninsula
year 1811

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Battle of Barrosa alsoKnownAs Battle of Chiclana
Battle of Cerro de los Mártires relatedTo Battle of Chiclana