war, 164 engagements

Battles of the Peninsular War

The atlas places 164 engagements of the Peninsular War (1808 to 1814): 126 battles, 37 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (138), Portugal (19), France (7). The most widely documented: Battle of Vitoria, Battle of Salamanca, Battle of Bailén, Battle of Talavera, Battle of Somosierra.

See them on the globe

164 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	Result
6 June 1808	Battles of El Bruch	El Bruc, Spain	Spanish victory
6 June 1808	First Battle of El Bruc	El Bruc, Spain
7 June 1808	Battle of Alcolea Bridge	Alcolea, Spain	French victory
8 June 1808	Burning of L'Arboç	L'Arboç, Spain
9 June 1808	Capture of the Rosily Squadron	Bay of Cádiz, Spain	Spanish victory
12 June 1808	Battle of Cabezón	Cabezón de Pisuerga, Spain	French victory
15 June 1808	First Siege of Zaragoza	Zaragoza, Spain	Spanish victory
16 June 1808	Battle of Montgat	Montgat, Spain
20 June 1808	Battle of Gerona	Girona, Spain	Spanish victory
20 June 1808	First Siege of Girona	Girona, Spain
26 June 1808	Battle of Valencia	Valencia, Spain	Spanish victory
14 July 1808	Battle of Medina de Rioseco	Medina de Rioseco, Spain	French victory
16 July 1808	Battle of Bailén	Bailén, Spain	Spanish victory
24 July 1808	Second Siege of Gerona	Girona, Spain	Spanish victory
29 July 1808	Battle of Évora	Évora, Portugal	French victory
17 August 1808	Battle of Roliça	Roliça, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory
21 August 1808	Battle of Vimeiro	Vimeiro, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory; Convention of Cintra
2 September 1808	Blockade of Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain	Frenco-Italian victory
22 September 1808	Battle of Santa Coloma de Gramenet	Spain
10 October 1808	Battle of San Jeroni de la Murtra	San Jeroni de la Murtra, Spain
31 October 1808	Battle of Zornoza	Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain	French victory
5 November 1808	Battle of Balmaseda	Balmaseda, Spain	Spanish victory
7 November 1808	Siege of Roses	Roses, Spain	French victory
10 November 1808	Battle of Espinosa	Espinosa de los Monteros, Spain	French victory
10 November 1808	Battle of Burgos	Gamonal, Spain	French victory
23 November 1808	Battle of Tudela	Tudela, Spain	French victory
29 November 1808	Battle of Bubierca	Bubierca, Spain
30 November 1808	Battle of Somosierra	Somosierra, Spain	Franco-Polish victory
16 December 1808	Battle of Cardadeu	Cardedeu, Spain	Franco-Italian victory
16 December 1808	Battle of Sant Cugat	Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
20 December 1808	Second Siege of Zaragoza	Zaragoza, Spain	French victory
21 December 1808	Battle of Molins de Rey	Molins de Rei, Spain	French-allied victory
21 December 1808	Battle of Sahagún	Sahagún, Spain	British victory
29 December 1808	Battle of Benavente	Benavente, Spain	British victory
1 January 1809	Battle of Castellón	Castelló d'Empúries, Spain	Spanish victory
3 January 1809	Battle of Cacabelos	Cacabelos, Spain
6 January 1809	Battle of Villagodio	Zamora, Spain
7 January 1809	Battle of Lugo	Lugo, Spain
13 January 1809	Battle of Uclés	Uclés, Spain	French victory
16 January 1809	Battle of Corunna	A Coruña, Spain	See Analysis
18 February 1809	Battle of Mora	Mora, Spain
25 February 1809	Battle of Valls	Valls, Spain	French-allied victory
March 1809	Battle of Molins de Rey	Molins de Rei, Spain
6 March 1809	Battle of Valle de Monterrey	Monterrei, Spain	French victory
6 March 1809	Battle of Trepa	A Trepa, Spain
10 March 1809	First Siege of Chaves	Chaves, Portugal	French victory (1st); Portuguese victory (2nd)
15 March 1809	Siege of Tui	Tui, Spain
17 March 1809	Battle of Villafranca	Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain	Spanish victory
20 March 1809	Battle of Braga	Braga, Portugal	French victory
21 March 1809	Battle of Miajadas	Miajadas, Spain	Spanish victory
21 March 1809	Second Siege of Chaves	Chaves, Portugal
24 March 1809	Battle of Yevenes	Los Yébenes, Spain	Spanish victory
27 March 1809	Battle of Ciudad-Real	Ciudad Real, Spain	Franco-Polish victory
28 March 1809	Battle of Medellín	Medellín, Spain	French victory
28 March 1809	First Battle of Porto	Porto, Portugal	French victory
28 March 1809	Reconquest of Vigo	Vigo, Spain
18 April 1809	Battle of the Bridge of Amarante	Amarante, Portugal	French victory
6 May 1809	Siege of Girona	Girona, Spain	French victory
10 May 1809	Battle of Grijó	Freguesia de Grijó, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory
12 May 1809	Second Battle of Porto	Porto, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory
14 May 1809	Battle of Alcántara	Alcántara, Spain	French victory
23 May 1809	Battle of Alcañiz	Alcañiz, Spain	Spanish victory
7 June 1809	Battle of Ponte Sampaio	Ponte Sampaio, Spain	Spanish victory
15 June 1809	Battle of María	María de Huerva, Spain	French victory
18 June 1809	Battle of Belchite	Belchite, Spain	Franco-Polish victory
27 July 1809	Battle of Talavera	Talavera de la Reina, Spain	See Aftermath
5 August 1809	Battle of Aranjuez	Aranjuez, Spain
8 August 1809	Battle of Arzobispo	El Puente del Arzobispo, Spain	French victory
11 August 1809	Battle of Almonacid	Almonacid de Toledo, Spain	French victory
12 August 1809	Battle of Puerto de Baños	Baños de Montemayor, Spain	French victory
18 October 1809	Battle of Tamames	Tamames, Spain	Spanish victory
19 November 1809	Battle of Ocaña	Ocaña, Spain	French victory
23 November 1809	Battle of Carpio	Carpio, Spain	Spanish victory
28 November 1809	Battle of Alba de Tormes	Alba de Tormes, Spain	French victory
11 January 1810	Siege of Hostalric	Hostalric, Spain
21 January 1810	Battle of Mollet	Mollet del Vallès, Spain	Spanish victory
5 February 1810	Siege of Cádiz	Cádiz, Spain	Coalition victory
5 February 1810	Battle of Portazgo	San Fernando, Spain
20 February 1810	Battle of Vic	Vic, Spain	French victory
21 March 1810	Siege of Astorga	Astorga, Spain	French victory
21 March 1810	Battle of Manresa	Manresa, Spain	Spanish victory
23 April 1810	Siege of Lérida	Lleida, Spain	French victory
23 April 1810	Battle of Margalef	Margalef, Spain
26 April 1810	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	French victory
15 May 1810	Siege of Mequinenza	Mequinenza, Spain	French victory
11 July 1810	Combat of Barquilla	Villar de Argañán, Spain	French victory
24 July 1810	Battle of the Côa	Côa, Portugal	French victory
25 July 1810	Siege of Almeida	Almeida, Portugal	French victory
11 August 1810	Battle of Villagarcía	Villagarcía de la Torre, Spain
14 September 1810	Battle of La Bisbal	La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain	Anglo-Spanish victory
15 September 1810	Battle of Fuente de Cantos	Fuente de Cantos, Spain
27 September 1810	Battle of Bussaco	Serra do Bussaco, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory
October 1810	Battle of San Quintín	Sant Quintí, Spain
15 October 1810	Battle of Fuengirola	Fuengirola, Spain	Franco-Polish victory
4 November 1810	Battle of Baza	Baza, Spain	French victory
12 November 1810	Battle of La Fuensanta	Villel, Spain
16 December 1810	Siege of Tortosa	Tortosa, Spain	French victory
11 January 1811	Siege of Olivença	Olivenza, Spain	French victory
15 January 1811	Battle of Pla	El Pla de Santa Maria, Spain	Spanish victory
26 January 1811	First siege of Badajoz	Badajoz, Spain	French victory
19 February 1811	Battle of the Gebora	Gévora, Spain	French victory
5 March 1811	Battle of Barrosa	Loma del Puerco battlefield, Spain	Allied victory
11 March 1811	Battle of Pombal	Pombal, Portugal	Inconclusive
14 March 1811	Battle of Casal Novo	Q9700095, Portugal	French victory; (see #Aftermath)
15 March 1811	Battle of Foz de Arouce	Freguesia de Foz de Arouce, Portugal	Anglo-Portuguese victory
25 March 1811	Battle of Campo Maior	Campo Maior, Portugal	Coalition victory
7 April 1811	Blockade of Almeida	Almeida, Portugal	Inconclusive
10 April 1811	Siege of Figueras	Figueres, Spain	French victory
22 April 1811	Second siege of Badajoz	Badajoz, Spain	French victory
3 May 1811	Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro	Fuentes de Oñoro, Spain	Anglo-Portuguese victory
5 May 1811	Siege of Tarragona	Tarragona City, Spain	French victory
16 May 1811	Battle of Albuera	La Albuera, Spain	Inconclusive
18 May 1811	Second Siege of Badajoz, Part II	Badajoz, Spain
25 May 1811	Battle of Usagre	Usagre, Spain	Coalition victory
25 May 1811	Battle of Arlabán	mountain pass of Arlaban, Spain	Spanish victory
23 June 1811	Battle of Cogorderos	Cogorderos, Spain	Spanish victory
25 July 1811	Battle of Montserrat	Montserrat, Spain	French victory
25 September 1811	Battle of El Bodon	El Bodón, Spain	French victory
27 September 1811	Battle of Aldeia da Ponte	Aldeia da Ponte, Portugal	see Aftermath
4 October 1811	Battle of Cervera	Cervera, Spain	Spanish victory
25 October 1811	Battle of Saguntum	Sagunto, Spain	French-allied victory
5 November 1811	Battle of Bornos	Bornos, Spain	Spanish victory
30 November 1811	Battle of Osonilla	Osonilla, Spain
19 December 1811	Siege of Tarifa	Tarifa, Spain	Coalition victory
26 December 1811	Siege of Valencia	Valencia, Spain	French victory
7 January 1812	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Coalition victory
16 January 1812	Battle of Almagro	Almagro, Spain
16 January 1812	Battle of Alicante	Alicante, Spain
24 January 1812	Battle of Altafulla	Altafulla, Spain	French victory
16 March 1812	Siege of Badajoz	Badajoz, Spain	Coalition victory
11 April 1812	Battle of Villagarcia	Spain	British victory
31 May 1812	Battle of Bornos	Bornos, Spain	French victory
11 June 1812	Battle of Maguilla	Maguilla, Spain	French victory
17 June 1812	Siege of the Salamanca forts	Salamanca, Spain	Anglo-Portuguese victory
29 June 1812	Siege of Astorga	Astorga, Spain	Spanish victory
21 July 1812	Battle of Castalla	Castalla, Spain	French victory
22 July 1812	Battle of Salamanca	Arapiles, Spain	Coalition victory
23 July 1812	Battle of Garcia Hernandez	Garcihernández, Spain	British victory
11 August 1812	Battle of Majadahonda	Majadahonda, Spain	Inconclusive; (see Outcome section)
19 September 1812	Siege of Burgos	Castle of Burgos, Spain	French victory
23 October 1812	Battle of Venta del Pozo	Villodrigo, Spain	French victory
25 October 1812	Battle of Tordesillas	Tordesillas, Spain	French victory
12 November 1812	Battle of San Muñoz	San Muñoz, Spain
13 April 1813	Battle of Castalla	Castalla, Spain	Anglo-Spanish victory
17 May 1813	Batalla de la Bisbal	La Bisbal del Penedès, Spain
3 June 1813	Siege of Tarragona	Tarragona, Spain	Franco-Italian victory
18 June 1813	Battle of San Millan-Osma	Spain	Allied victory
21 June 1813	Battle of Vitoria	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain	Coalition victory
26 June 1813	Siege of Pamplona	Pamplona, Spain	Anglo-Spanish victory
26 June 1813	Battle of Tolosa	Tolosa, Spain	Allied victory
7 July 1813	Siege of San Sebastián	San Sebastián, Spain	French victory (1st siege); Anglo-Portuguese victory (2nd siege)
9 July 1813	Batalla de l'Esquirol	L'Esquirol, Spain
25 July 1813	Battle of Roncesvalles	Roncevaux Pass, Spain	French victory
25 July 1813	Battle of Maya	Amaiur-Maya, Spain	French victory
28 July 1813	Battle of Sorauren	Sorauren, Spain	Allied victory
31 August 1813	Battle of San Marcial	Irun, Spain	Spanish victory
12 September 1813	Battle of Ordal	Ordal, Spain	French victory
7 October 1813	Battle of the Bidassoa	Hendaye, France	Coalition victory
10 November 1813	Battle of Nivelle	Nivelle, France	Coalition victory
13 December 1813	Battle of Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, France
15 February 1814	Battle of Garris	Garris, France	Coalition victory
27 February 1814	Battle of Orthez	Orthez, France	Coalition victory
10 April 1814	Battle of Toulouse	Toulouse, France	See Commentary
14 April 1814	Battle of Bayonne	Bayonne, France	Coalition victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Peninsular War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.