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Battle of the Baztan Valley

Battle of the Baztan Valley was a battle fought on 24 July 1794 at Bidasoa, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Western front, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 3 divisions against Unknown.

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Battle of the Bastan Valley, 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794)
Battle of the Bastan Valley, 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794). Hippolyte Bellangé, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 July 1794
WhereBidasoa, Spain43.147N, 1.517W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSpain; French Émigrés
Casualties and lossesOver 600andOver 2,000, 300 cannons
Part ofWestern front1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the Western front

Battle of Château-Pignon, 1793Battle of La Cayde, 1793Battle of Aldudes, 1794Battle of the Baztan Valley, 1794Battle of Orbaizeta, 179417931794Battle of the Baztan Valley, 1794
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Record

Date24 July 1794
PlaceBidasoa, Spain
43.147N, 1.517W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3 divisionsUnknown
Casualties and lossesOver 600Over 2,000, 300 cannons
Commanders
  • Jacques Léonard Muller
  • Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
  • Ventura Caro
  • Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon
  • Gabriel de Mendizábal
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Battle of the Baztan Valley 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 Q2984742, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Baztan Valley, revision 1370598221, 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.