battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Mollet
Battle of Mollet was a battle fought on 21 January 1810 at Mollet del Vallès, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Peninsular War, which ran from 1808 to 1814. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 2,160 against 3,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 January 1810 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mollet del Vallès, Spain 41.539N, 2.213E | |
| Part of | Peninsular War (1808 to 1814) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Spanish victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire | Kingdom of Spain |
| Commanders | Guillaume Philibert Duhesme | Marquess of Campoverde |
| Strength | 2,160 | 3,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 700 dead or wounded; 640 captured; 2 cannons | Unknown |
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In the same war
- Before: Siege of Hostalric 11 January 1810
- After: Siege of Cádiz 5 February 1810
- All 164 engagements of Peninsular War
Elsewhere in 1810
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Battle of Mollet is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889357, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mollet, revision 1370450195, 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.