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Battle of Sorauren | |||||||
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Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
![]() Battle of the Pyrenees, July 28th 1813 by Thomas Sutherland | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
24,000 men | 30,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,600 dead or wounded | 4,000 dead or wounded |
The Battle of Sorauren was part of a series of engagements in late July 1813 called the Battle of the Pyrenees in which a combined British and Portuguese force under Sir Arthur Wellesley held off Marshal Soult's French forces attempting to relieve Pamplona.