Battle of Sobral

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Battle of Sobral
Part of the Peninsular War
View of gun emplacements at the Fort of Olheiros, Torres Vedras
Date 13–14 October 1810 Location Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal 39°01′N 9°09′W / 39.017°N 9.150°W / 39.017; -9.150 Result Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
French Empire	United Kingdom Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Andoche Junot	Brent Spencer Lowry Cole
Units involved
VIII Corps	1st Division 4th Division
Strength
16,939	1st Division: 7,053 4th Division: 7,400 Total: 14,453
Casualties and losses
13 October: 157 14 October: 120	13 October: 139 14 October: 67

Peninsular war
Battle of Sobral

45km
30miles

Sobral

2

Lisbon

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The Battle of Sobral (13–14 October 1810) saw an Imperial French army led by Masséna probe the Lines of Torres Vedras, built and defended successfully by Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army. Masséna had to order a retreat at the beginning of March 1811 having lost 21,000 men from hunger and disease induced by the scorched earth policy of Wellington.