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Who won the battle of Rolica?

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Who won the battle of Rolica?

Battle of Roliça

Date 17 August 1808
Location Near the village of Roliça in Portugal
Result British victory, tactical French retreat

Who fought in the Battle of Rolica?

Size of the armies at the Battle of Roliça: The British army numbered 14,000 British troops and 1,600 Portuguese troops. The British brought into the field 19 guns (ten 6 pounders, six 9 pounders and three howitzers). The French army numbered 4,000 infantry, 250 light cavalry and 5 guns.

Did Napoleon win the battle of Rolica?

In the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808) an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order….Battle of Roliça.

Date 17 August 1808
Result Coalition victory

When was the Battle of Rolica?

August 17, 1808
Battle of Roliça/Start dates

When did the Battle of Rolica end?

Battle of Roliça/End dates

Where did the Battle of Borodino take place?

Moscow
Battle of Borodino, (Sept. 7 [Aug. 26, Old Style], 1812), bloody battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Moscow, near the river Moskva.

Who won the Battle at Borodino?

Napoleon
The Battle of Borodino took place near the village of Borodino on 7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1812 during Napoleon’s French invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army with casualties in a ratio 2:3, but failed to gain a decisive victory.

How many died at Battle of Borodino?

The casualties and loss of life at the Battle of Borodino were staggering: 20,000 wounded, 10,000 dead on the French side, amongst whom were the generals Montbrun, Caulaincourt, Compère, Plauzonne, Lanabère, Romeuf, Marion, and Tharreau, whilst on the Russian side there were 35,000 wounded and 15,000 dead, amongst whom …

Which wars did Napoleon win?

Napoleonic Wars

  • War of the Third Coalition.
  • War of the Fourth Coalition.
  • Peninsular War.
  • War of the Fifth Coalition.
  • French invasion of Russia.
  • War of the Sixth Coalition.
  • War of the Seventh Coalition.

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