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San Marcial


Battle Name : San Marcial

Date(s) : 01 August 1794

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,

Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [Spanish]

Type of battle : Land

Summary

The Spanish attempted to hold the village with two thousand men and 300 guns. They were all captured.

Location

A village on the Franco-Spanish border at the western end of the Pyrenees about 3 miles east of Brun. (Spain)

Casualty figures

French Forces

Number engaged :
12,000

Casualties :
600 (5.00%)

Coalition Forces [Spanish]

Number engaged :
2,000

Casualties :
2,000 (100.00%)