Albuera

By Peter William Edwards

Subjects: Schlacht, Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Military campaigns, Penninsular War, 1807-1814, Albuera, Battle of, Albuera, Spain, 1811, Campaigns

Description: The battle of Albuera was fought between the forces of France, led by Marshal Soult, and the combined forces of Britain, Portugal and Spain under Sir William Beresford. The battle, named after the Spanish village about which the fighting took place, cost the lives of 13,000 men.