Battle of Maya

Battle of Maya
Part of the Peninsular War
Combat of Maya
Date 25 July 1813 Location Maya Pass, Navarre, Spain 43°12′14″N 1°28′53″W / 43.20389°N 1.48139°W / 43.20389; -1.48139 Result French Victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal
Commanders and leaders
J.-B. Drouet d'Erlon	William Stewart William Pringle
Strength
21,000	6,000 4 guns
Casualties and losses
2,100	1,488 4 guns

Peninsular War
Vitoria and the Pyrenees, 1813–1814

50km
30miles

San Marcial

8

Maya

7

Pyrenees

6

San Sebastián

5

Pamplona

4

Tolosa

3

Vitoria

2

San Millan

1

  

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The Battle of Maya (25 July 1813) saw an Imperial French corps led by Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon attack the British 2nd Division under William Stewart at the Maya Pass in the western Pyrenees. Despite being surprised, the outnumbered British soldiers fought stoutly, inflicting greater losses on the French than they suffered themselves. By the afternoon, the French gained the upper hand and were pressing forward, but the late arrival of a brigade from the British 7th Division stabilized the situation. The British forces slipped away under the cover of night and the French did not pursue effectively. The Peninsular War battle at Maya was part of the Battle of the Pyrenees, which ended in a significant Anglo-Allied victory.