In the Battle of Villagarcia (also known as Llerena) on 11 April 1812, British cavalry commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton routed a French cavalry force led by General de Brigade Charles Lallemand at the village of Villagarcia in the Peninsular War. Cotton intended to trap the French cavalry, which was separated by a number of miles from the main body of the French army, by executing simultaneous frontal and flank attacks.

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  • 1812-04-11 (xsd:date)
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  • 53 killed and wounded,
    136 captured
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  • French Empire
  • United Kingdom
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  • British victory
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  • 1,100 cavalry
  • 1,400 cavalry
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  • 53 killed and wounded,
    136 captured
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 1812-04-11 (xsd:date)
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  • In the Battle of Villagarcia (also known as Llerena) on 11 April 1812, British cavalry commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton routed a French cavalry force led by General de Brigade Charles Lallemand at the village of Villagarcia in the Peninsular War. Cotton intended to trap the French cavalry, which was separated by a number of miles from the main body of the French army, by executing simultaneous frontal and flank attacks. The plan came close to disaster when the forces making the frontal assault pushed forward prematurely. The situation was saved by the timely arrival of John Le Marchant's force on the French left flank.
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  • In the right foreground British heavy dragoons of Le Marchant's brigade are depicted charging during the Battle of Salamanca. They had done the same a few months earlier at Villagarcia.
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  • 51 killed and wounded
  • 53 killed and wounded, 136 captured
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  • Battle of Villagarcia
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  • 11 April 1812
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  • British victory
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  • 1,100 cavalry
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  • In the Battle of Villagarcia (also known as Llerena) on 11 April 1812, British cavalry commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton routed a French cavalry force led by General de Brigade Charles Lallemand at the village of Villagarcia in the Peninsular War. Cotton intended to trap the French cavalry, which was separated by a number of miles from the main body of the French army, by executing simultaneous frontal and flank attacks.
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  • Battle of Villagarcia
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  • Battle of Villagarcia
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