Battle of Valls | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Theodor von Reding (DOW)[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,300[1] |
10,540-11,000 infantry, 700 cavalry, 8 guns[2][1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 killed or wounded[1] |
1,500 killed or wounded[1] 1,500 captured[1] |
The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War, between a French force under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.