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Battle of Orthez

February 27, 1814 · Battle of Orthez

Result Coalition victory

Wellington beat Soult in south-western France.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

French Empire and allies

Portugal

United Kingdom

Spain

France

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington military commander

Jean-de-Dieu Soult military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 44,000c. 45,000
Casualties: c. 3,300
Killed: 367
Wounded: 1,727
Captured: 80
Missing: c. 100
Guns: 54c. 48

Strength: c. 35,000
Casualties: c. 3,700
Missing: c. 700
Guns: c. 40
Guns lost: c. 6

Units

Anglo-Portuguese Army Wellington's army in the Peninsula (1809–1814) 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 6th (UK) Division

Soult's Army of Spain (1813–1814)