Battle of Ucles (1809)
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The Battle of Uclés was a minor skirmish during the Peninsular War
that resulted in a French victory under Marshal Claude Victor-Perrin
against the Spanish under General Francisco Javier Venegas
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
that resulted in a French victory under Marshal Claude Victor-Perrin
Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno
Claude Victor-Perrin, First Duc de Belluno was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
against the Spanish under General Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas, marqués de la Reunión y de Nueva España
Francisco Javier Venegas de Saavedra, marqués de la Reunión y de Nueva España was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from September 14, 1810 to March 4, 1813, during the first phase of Mexico's War of Independence.-Army career:He began studies for a literary career, but gave them...
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