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Fuengirola
Battle Name : Fuengirola
Date(s) : 13 October 1810
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , The Peninsular Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Anglo-Spanish Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
What was planned as a diversionary raid was developed into a full blown assault by the over ambitious generalship of Lord Blaney. His force was caught on the flank by a superior French division [Sebastiani's 1st Division of IV Corps]. Blaney himself, short-sighted and without his glasses rode into the French and was captured.
Location
A small port on the southeastern Spanish coast about 19 miles southwest of Malaga. (Spain)
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 3,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
Anglo-Spanish Forces
- Number engaged :
- 2,200
- Casualties :
- 250 (11.36%)
