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Battle of Sahagún, the Glossary

The Battle of Sahagún (21 December 1808) was a cavalry clash at Sahagún, Spain, in which the British 15th Light Dragoons (Hussars) defeated two regiments of French cavalry during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War.^[1]

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1808 in Spain
December 1808 events

A Coruña

A Coruña (La Coruña; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain.

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B Battery Royal Horse Artillery

B Battery, Royal Horse Artillery is a Close Support Battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.

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Battle of Benavente

The Battle of Benavente (29 December 1808) was a cavalry clash in which the British cavalry of Lord Paget defeated the elite Chasseurs à cheval of the French Imperial Guard during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Benavente are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain, battles involving the United Kingdom, battles of the Peninsular War and December 1808 events.

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Battle of Cacabelos

The Battle of Cacabelos was a minor battle of the Peninsular War that took place on 3 January 1809, at the bridge just outside the village of Cacabelos, Province of León, Spain, as British forces under Sir John Moore making their retreat to A Coruña. Battle of Sahagún and battle of Cacabelos are battles in 1808, battles involving Spain, battles involving the United Kingdom and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Cardedeu

The Battle of Cardadeu on 16 December 1808 saw an Imperial French corps led by Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr assault a Spanish force commanded by Juan Miguel de Vives y Feliu and Theodor von Reding. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Cardedeu are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain, battles of the Peninsular War and December 1808 events.

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Battle of Corunna

The Battle of Corunna (or A Coruña, La Corunna, La Coruña or La Corogne), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Corunna are battles involving Spain, battles involving the United Kingdom and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Emsdorf

The Battle of Emsdorf was fought on 16 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War at Emsdorf in present-day Hesse, Germany, between forces of British, Hanoverian and Hessian troops under the Prince of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) against German troops in French service under Marechal de Camp von Glaubitz.

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Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros

The Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros took place during the Napoleonic Wars, fought on 10 and 11 November 1808 at the village of Espinosa de los Monteros in the Cantabrian Mountains. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Gamonal

The Battle of Gamonal (also known, in Spanish, as the Battle of Burgos) was fought on 10 November 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain. A French army under Soult overwhelmed the outnumbered Spanish troops under General Belvedere, opening central Spain, including Madrid, to invasion. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Gamonal are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Mansilla

In the Battle of Mansilla or Battle of Mansilla de las Mulas on 30 December 1808 an Imperial French corps led by Nicolas Soult caught up with a Spanish corps commanded by Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Mansilla are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles of the Peninsular War and December 1808 events.

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Battle of Molins de Rei

The Battle of Molins de Rei or Battle of Molins de Rey or Battle of Molins del Rey (21 December 1808) saw an Imperial French corps led by Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr attack a Spanish army temporarily led by Theodor von Reding and the Conde de Caldagues because its commander Juan Miguel de Vives y Feliu was absent. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Molins de Rei are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain, battles of the Peninsular War and December 1808 events.

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Battle of Somosierra

The Battle of Somosierra took place on 30 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, when a combined Franco-Spanish-Polish force under the direct command of Napoleon Bonaparte forced a passage through a Spanish Division stationed at the Sierra de Guadarrama, which shielded Madrid from direct French attack. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Somosierra are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Tudela

The Battle of Tudela (23 November 1808) saw an Imperial French army led by Marshal Jean Lannes attack a Spanish army under General Castaños. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Tudela are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Zornoza

The Battle of Zornoza, fought on 31 October 1808, was one of the opening engagements in Napoleon's invasion of Spain. Battle of Sahagún and Battle of Zornoza are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808, battles involving Spain and battles of the Peninsular War.

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Carbine

A carbine is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length.

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Carrión (river)

The Carrión is a river in northern Spain.

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César Alexandre Debelle

César Alexandre Debelle (Voreppe, Isère, 27 November 1770 – 19 July 1826) was a French general.

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Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes

Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes or Lefèbvre-Desnoëttes (14 September 1773, in Paris – 22 April 1822) became a French officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and a general during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry

Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, (born Charles William Stewart; 1778–1854) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, a British soldier and a politician.

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Chasseur

Chasseur, a French term for "hunter", is the designation given to certain regiments of French and Belgian light infantry (chasseurs à pied) or light cavalry (chasseurs à cheval) to denote troops trained for rapid action.

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Esla (river)

The Esla is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora in the northwest of Spain.

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First French Empire

The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

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Galicia (Spain)

Galicia (Galicia (officially) or Galiza; Galicia) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law.

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Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician.

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Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)

The Imperial Guard (Garde Impériale) was originally a group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon I, but grew considerably over time.

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Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851) was a French general and statesman.

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John Moore (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809), also known as Moore of Corunna, was a senior British Army officer.

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Joséphine de Beauharnais

Joséphine Bonaparte (born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810.

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Light Dragoons

The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.

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Mayorga, Spain

Mayorga de Campos is a town and municipality in Valladolid province, Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.

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Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard

The Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively.

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Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.

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Pelisse

A pelisse was originally a short fur-trimmed jacket which hussar light-cavalry soldiers from the 17th century onwards usually wore hanging loose over the left shoulder, ostensibly to prevent sword cuts.

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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.

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Province of León

León is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Sahagún

Sahagún is a town and municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León and the province of León.

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Siege of Roses (1808)

The siege of Roses or siege of Rosas from 7 November to 5 December 1808 saw an Imperial French corps led by Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr invest a Catalan and Spanish garrison commanded by Peter O'Daly. Battle of Sahagún and siege of Roses (1808) are 1808 in Spain, battles in 1808 and December 1808 events.

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Siege of Zaragoza (1809)

The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa) in 1809 during the Peninsular War. Battle of Sahagún and siege of Zaragoza (1809) are December 1808 events.

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Sir John Slade, 1st Baronet

General Sir John "Black Jack" Slade, 1st Baronet, (31 December 1762 – 13 August 1859) served as a general officer in the British Army during the Peninsular War.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spain under Joseph Bonaparte

Napoleonic Spain was the part of Spain loyal to Joseph I during the Peninsular War (1808–1813), forming a Bonapartist client state officially known as the Kingdom of Spain after the country was partially occupied by forces of the First French Empire.

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Timeline of the Peninsular War

The following tables show the sequence of events of the Peninsular War (1807–1814), including major battles, smaller actions, uprisings, sieges and other related events that took place during that period. Battle of Sahagún and Timeline of the Peninsular War are battles of the Peninsular War.

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10th Royal Hussars

The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715.

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15th The King's Hussars

The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sahagún

Battle of Sahagún, the Glossary

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1808 in Spain

December 1808 events

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