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Battle of Boulou

Battle of Boulou was a battle fought on 30 April 1794 at Le Boulou, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 16,000 against 15,000.

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Épisode de l'Armée des Pyrénées commandée par le Général Dugommier en 1794 - La Bataille du Boulou
Épisode de l'Armée des Pyrénées commandée par le Général Dugommier en 1794 - La Bataille du Boulou. Jacques Gamelin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 April 1794lasted 1 day
WhereLe Boulou, France42.500N, 2.820E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench First RepublicagainstSpain; Portugal
Casualties and losses20 killed, 300 woundedand2,000 killed or wounded, 1,500 captured
Part ofWar of the Pyrenees1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the War of the Pyrenees

Battle of Céret, 1793Siege of Bellegarde, 1793Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793Battle of Marmelade, 1793Battle of Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye, 1793Battle of Ennery, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793First Battle of Boulou, 1793Battle of Villelongue, 1793Battle of Coll de Banyuls, 1793Battle of Collioure, 1793Siege of Collioure, 1794Capture of Fort-Dauphin, 1794Battle of Sans Culottes Camp, 1794Battles of Bellver and Urgell, 1794Battle of Boulou, 1794Battle of Gonaïves, 1794First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Dondon (1794), 1794Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, 1794Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Saint-Raphaël, 1794Battle of the Black Mountain, 1794Siege of Roses, 1794Battle of the Gulf of Roses, 1795Battle of Cistella, 1795Battle of Bàscara, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Bascara, 1795Battle of Las Cahobas, 179517931795Battle of Boulou, 1794
33 placed engagements of the War of the Pyrenees in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 April 1794
to 1 May 1794
PlaceLe Boulou, France
42.500N, 2.820E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength16,00015,000
Casualties and losses20 killed, 300 wounded2,000 killed or wounded, 1,500 captured
Commanders
Battle of BoulouBattle of BoulouFirst Battle of BoulouSiege of BellegardeBattle of the Col de PanissarsBattle of CéretBattle of VillelongueSiege of BellegardeBattle of CéretBarcelonaToulouseMontpellierBéziersMataróPerpignan100 km42.500N, 2.820E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1285 and 1794.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Battle of Boulou is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890743, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Boulou, revision 1370735963, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.