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First Battle of Boulou

First Battle of Boulou was a battle fought on 15 October 1793 at Le Boulou, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 16,000.

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Fought15 October 1793
WhereLe Boulou, France42.525N, 2.831E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstFrance
Casualties and losses300and1,200
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, 179517931795First Battle of Boulou, 1793
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Record

Date15 October 1793
PlaceLe Boulou, France
42.525N, 2.831E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength15,00016,000
Casualties and losses3001,200
Commanders
First Battle of BoulouFirst Battle of BoulouBattle of BoulouBattle of VillelongueSiege of BellegardeBattle of CéretBattle of the Col de PanissarsSiege of BellegardeBattle of CéretBarcelonaToulouseMontpellierBéziersMataróPerpignan100 km42.525N, 2.831E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1285 and 1794.

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Elsewhere in 1793

First 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 Q20640019, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Boulou, revision 1370618476, 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.