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Battle of the Black Mountain

Battle of the Black Mountain was a battle fought on 17 November 1794 at Pont de Molins, in what is now Spain; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 against 50,000.

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Bataille de la Montagne Noire (Sierra Negra) près de Figuieras en Catalogne espagnole, et mort du général Dugommier, 17 novembre 1794
Bataille de la Montagne Noire (Sierra Negra) près de Figuieras en Catalogne espagnole, et mort du général Dugommier, 17 novembre 1794. François Grenier de Saint-Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 November 1794lasted 3 days
WherePont de Molins, Spain42.316N, 2.930E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench First RepublicagainstSpain; Portugal
Casualties and losses3,000 killed and woundedand10,000 killed and wounded, 30 cannon captured
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, 179517931795Battle of the Black Mountain, 1794
33 placed engagements of the War of the Pyrenees in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 November 1794
to 20 November 1794
PlacePont de Molins, Spain
42.316N, 2.930E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength35,00050,000
Casualties and losses3,000 killed and wounded10,000 killed and wounded, 30 cannon captured
Commanders
Battle of the Black MountainBattle of the Black MountainBattle of San Lorenzo de la MugaFirst Battle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaBurning of PeraladaSiege of FiguerasBattle of Sant Llorenç de la MugaBurning of PeraladaBarcelonaAndorraTarragonaBéziersMataróPerpignan100 km42.316N, 2.930E
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Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Battle of the Black Mountain 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 Q16209172, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Black Mountain, revision 1370598337, 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.