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Siege of Badajoz (1812)

March 16 – April 6, 1812 · Siege of Badajoz (1812)

Result Coalition victory

Wellington stormed Badajoz at great cost, opening the southern road into Spain.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

French Empire and allies

United Kingdom

Portugal

France

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington military commander

Armand Philippon military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 27,000c. 51,000
Casualties: 4,760–4,924c. 8,500
Killed: c. 1,850
Wounded: c. 6,650
Guns: 52c. 92

Strength: c. 6,000
Casualties: c. 5,000
Captured: c. 3,700
Guns lost: c. 140

Units

Anglo-Portuguese Army Wellington's army in the Peninsula (1809–1814) 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) Royal Ulster Rifles