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Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga

Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga was a battle fought on 13 August 1794 at Sant Llorenç de la Muga, in what is now Spain. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 20,000.

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Black and white print shows a large number of soldiers fighting. One mounted officer is shown toppling off his horse. Title reads, "Mort du Général Mirabel" (Death of General Mirabel).
Black and white print shows a large number of soldiers fighting. One mounted officer is shown toppling off his horse. Title reads, "Mort du Général Mirabel" (Death of General Mirabel).. Jacques Charavay (see #2.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 August 1794
WhereSant Llorenç de la Muga, Spain42.316N, 2.930E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSpain; Portugal
Casualties and losses800and1,400
Part ofWar of the Pyrenees1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the War of the Pyrenees

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33 placed engagements of the War of the Pyrenees in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 August 1794
PlaceSant Llorenç de la Muga, Spain
42.316N, 2.930E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength10,00020,000
Casualties and losses8001,400
Commanders
Battle of San Lorenzo de la MugaBattle of San Lorenzo de la MugaBattle of the Black MountainFirst Battle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaBurning of PeraladaSiege of FiguerasBattle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaBurning of PeraladaBarcelonaAndorraTarragonaBéziersMataróPerpignan100 km42.316N, 2.930E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1285 and 1811.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2399716, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, revision 1370588544, 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.