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Battle of Vitoria | |||||||
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Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
The Battle of Vittoria by George Jones, 1822 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Portugal Spain | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph I Honoré Charles Reille |
Marquess of Wellington Francisco de Longa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
57,000-60,000[1] 153 guns |
Total Allied strength: 81,000-90,000[1] 96 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
756 killed Total French casualties: 7,970 |
: 3,675 killed, wounded or captured Total Allied casualties in detail: 840 killed 4,040 wounded 266 captured[3] Total Allied casualties: 5,158 | ||||||
At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813), a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in the Peninsular War.