The Battle of Burgos, also known as Battle of Gamonal, was fought on November 10, 1808, during the
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...
in the village of Gamonal, near
Burgos
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Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...
, Spain. A powerful
French army under
Marshal Bessières overwhelmed and destroyed the outnumbered
Spanish
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troops under General Belveder, opening central Spain to invasion.
Background
Napoleon's invasion of Spain
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, ...
had started with the
Battle of Zornoza.
Battle
The French were attacking the Spanish positions in Burgos with a ratio 2:1. Only two divisions of the Army of Extremadura were in Burgos and the so the result of the battle was clear. Arrayed in an open plain at Gamonal, the Spaniards were broken by a massive cavalry charge and fled in panic, leaving the invaders to sack Burgos.
Aftermath
Napoleon's invasion of Spain
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, ...
proceeded with the
Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros.
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Battle of Burgos
The Battle of Burgos, also known as Battle of Gamonal, was fought on November 10, 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain. A powerful France, French army under Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Marshal Bessières ...
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Battle of Burgos
The Battle of Burgos, also known as Battle of Gamonal, was fought on November 10, 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain. A powerful France, French army under Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Marshal Bessières ...
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