Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a battle fought on 3 May 1811 at Fuentes de Oñoro, in what is now Spain; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Peninsular War, which ran from 1808 to 1814. The recorded result: Anglo-Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 33,000–36,000 infantry; 1,850–2,000 cavalry; 48 guns against 40,000–42,000 infantry; 4,500–5,000 cavalry; 38 guns.
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Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro resulting in a bloody stalemate between the French and British in 1811.. Original steel engraving drawn by E. Charpentier, engraved by Paquien., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 3 May 1811 lasted 2 days
Where Fuentes de Oñoro, Spain 40.583N, 6.817W
Outcome Anglo-Portuguese victory
Belligerents United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Kingdom of Portugal against First French Empire
Where it sits in the Peninsular War Combat of Padrões de Teixeira, 1808 Battles of El Bruch, 1808 First Battle of El Bruc, 1808 Battle of Alcolea Bridge, 1808 Burning of L'Arboç, 1808 Capture of the Rosily Squadron, 1808 Battle of Cabezón, 1808 First Siege of Zaragoza, 1808 Battle of the Eras, 1808 Battle of Montgat, 1808 Battle of Gerona, 1808 First Siege of Girona, 1808 Battle of Épila, 1808 Battle of Valencia, 1808 Battle of Medina de Rioseco, 1808 Battle of Bailén, 1808 Second Siege of Gerona, 1808 Battle of Évora, 1808 Battle of Roliça, 1808 Battle of Vimeiro, 1808 Blockade of Barcelona, 1808 Battle of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 1808 Battle of San Jeroni de la Murtra, 1808 Battle of Zornoza, 1808 Battle of Balmaseda, 1808 Siege of Roses, 1808 Battle of Espinosa, 1808 Battle of Burgos, 1808 Battle of Tudela, 1808 Battle of Bubierca, 1808 Battle of Somosierra, 1808 Battle of Cardadeu, 1808 Battle of Sant Cugat, 1808 Second Siege of Zaragoza, 1808 Battle of Molins de Rey, 1808 Battle of Sahagún, 1808 Battles for the bridges on the Tagus, 1808 Battle of Benavente, 1808 Battle of Mansilla, 1808 Battle of Castellón, 1809 Battle of Cacabelos, 1809 Battle of Villagodio, 1809 Battle of Lugo, 1809 Battle of Uclés, 1809 Battle of Palavea, 1809 Battle of Corunna, 1809 Siege of Ferrol, 1809 Battle of El Llano, 1809 Battle of Mora, 1809 Battle of Valls, 1809 Battle of Molins de Rey, 1809 Battle of Valle de Monterrey, 1809 Battle of Trepa, 1809 First Siege of Chaves, 1809 Siege of Tui, 1809 Battle of Villafranca, 1809 Combat of Mesas de Ibor, 1809 Battle of Braga, 1809 Battle of Miajadas, 1809 Second Siege of Chaves, 1809 Battle of Yevenes, 1809 Battle of Ciudad-Real, 1809 Battle of Medellín, 1809 First Battle of Porto, 1809 Reconquest of Vigo, 1809 Battle of the Bridge of Amarante, 1809 Siege of Girona, 1809 Battle of Grijó, 1809 Second Battle of Porto, 1809 Battle of Alcántara, 1809 Battle of Los Carbayedos, 1809 Battle of Alcañiz, 1809 Battle of Campo de la Estrella, 1809 Battle of Ponte Sampaio, 1809 Battle of María, 1809 Battle of Belchite, 1809 Battle of Talavera, 1809 Battle of Aranjuez, 1809 Battle of Arzobispo, 1809 Battle of Almonacid, 1809 Battle of Puerto de Baños, 1809 Battle of Astorga, 1809 Battle of Tamames, 1809 Battle of Maguelone, 1809 Battle of Ontígola, 1809 Battle of Ocaña, 1809 Battle of Carpio, 1809 Battle of Alba de Tormes, 1809 Siege of Hostalric, 1810 Battle of Mollet, 1810 Siege of Cádiz, 1810 Battle of Portazgo, 1810 Capture of Málaga, 1810 Battle of Vic, 1810 Siege of Astorga, 1810 Battle of Manresa, 1810 Siege of Lérida, 1810 Battle of Margalef, 1810 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1810 Siege of Mequinenza, 1810 Combat of Barquilla, 1810 Battle of the Côa, 1810 Siege of Almeida, 1810 Battle of Villagarcía, 1810 Battle of La Bisbal, 1810 Battle of Fuente de Cantos, 1810 Battle of Bussaco, 1810 Battle of San Quintín, 1810 Battle of Sobral, 1810 Battle of Fuengirola, 1810 Battle of Baza, 1810 Battle of La Fuensanta, 1810 Siege of Tortosa, 1810 Siege of Olivença, 1811 Battle of Pla, 1811 First siege of Badajoz, 1811 Battle of the Gebora, 1811 Battle of Barrosa, 1811 Battle of Pombal, 1811 Battle of Redinha, 1811 Battle of Casal Novo, 1811 Battle of Foz de Arouce, 1811 Combat of the Alva River, 1811 Battle of Campo Maior, 1811 Battle of Sabugal, 1811 Blockade of Almeida, 1811 Siege of Figueras, 1811 Second siege of Badajoz, 1811 Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, 1811 Siege of Tarragona, 1811 Battle of Albuera, 1811 Second Siege of Badajoz, Part II, 1811 Battle of Usagre, 1811 Battle of Arlabán, 1811 Battle of Cogorderos, 1811 Battle of Montserrat, 1811 Battle of Zujar, 1811 Battle of El Bodon, 1811 Battle of Aldeia da Ponte, 1811 Battle of Cervera, 1811 Battle of Saguntum, 1811 Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos, 1811 Battle of Bornos, 1811 Battle of Osonilla, 1811 Siege of Tarifa, 1811 Siege of Valencia, 1811 Battle of Navas de Membrillo, 1811 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812 Battle of Almagro, 1812 Battle of Alicante, 1812 Combat of Villaseca, 1812 Action of 23 January 1812, 1812 Battle of Altafulla, 1812 Siege of Badajoz, 1812 Battle of Arlabán, 1812 Battle of Villagarcia, 1812 Battle of Raboser, 1812 Battle of Almaraz, 1812 Battle of Bornos, 1812 Battle of Maguilla, 1812 Siege of the Salamanca forts, 1812 Siege of Astorga, 1812 Battle of Castalla, 1812 Battle of Salamanca, 1812 Battle of Garcia Hernandez, 1812 Battle of Majadahonda, 1812 Battle of Seville, 1812 Siege of Burgos, 1812 Battle of Venta del Pozo, 1812 Battle of Tordesillas, 1812 Battle of Alba de Tormes, 1812 Battle of San Muñoz, 1812 Battle of Castalla, 1813 Batalla de la Bisbal, 1813 Battle of Morales, 1813 Siege of Tarragona, 1813 Battle of San Millan-Osma, 1813 Battle of Vitoria, 1813 Battle of Senpere, 1813 Siege of Pamplona, 1813 Battle of Tolosa, 1813 Siege of San Sebastián, 1813 Batalla de l'Esquirol, 1813 Battle of Roncesvalles, 1813 Battle of Maya, 1813 Battle of Sorauren, 1813 Battle of San Marcial, 1813 Battle of San Miguel Bridge, 1813 Battle of Ordal, 1813 Battle of the Bidassoa, 1813 Battle of Nivelle, 1813 Battle of the Nive, 1813 Battle of Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, 1813 Battle of Garris, 1814 Battle of Orthez, 1814 Battle of Aire-sur-l'Adour, 1814 Battle of Tarbes, 1814 Combat of Croix d'Orade, 1814 Battle of Toulouse, 1814 Battle of Bayonne, 1814 1808 1814 Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, 1811 200 placed engagements of the Peninsular War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. 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Record
Date 3 May 1811to 5 May 1811 Place Fuentes de Oñoro, Spain40.583N, 6.817W Kind Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 33,000–36,000 infantry; 1,850–2,000 cavalry; 48 guns 40,000–42,000 infantry; 4,500–5,000 cavalry; 38 guns Casualties and losses 1,452–1,800: 192–241 killed; 958–1,247 wounded; 255–312 captured 2,192–2,844: 267–343 killed; 1,878–2,287 wounded; 47–214 captured Commanders
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Combat of Barquilla Siege of Almeida Siege of Almeida Battle of the Côa Blockade of Almeida Combat of Barquilla Siege of Almeida Porto Valladolid Salamanca Coimbra Braga Aveiro Leiria Castelo Branco 100 km 40.583N, 6.817W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Map depicting the device of Anglo-French and luso on May 3 at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro.. Manuel F. V. G. Mourão, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Combat data (CDB90)
Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: BR & PORT ARMIESStrength 48,260 37,360 Casualties 2,700 (5.6%) 1,800 (4.8%) Mission accomplishment, 1 to 10 5 6 Outcome defender won Duration 1 day Front width 6.4 km 6.4 km Attacker advanced -2.4 km
From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 130), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q569290 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro , revision 1381647637, 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.
