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Battle of El Pla
Part of Peninsular War
Date15 January 1811
Location
El Pla de Santa Maria, Catalonia, Spain
41°22′N 1°17′E / 41.367°N 1.283°E / 41.367; 1.283
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France First French Empire Spain Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
France Jacques MacDonald
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Francesco Eugenio 
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Giuseppe Palombini
Spain Marquis Campoverde
Spain Pedro Sarsfield
Units involved
France VII Corps Spain Army of Catalonia
Strength
6,000 3,800
Casualties and losses
600 160
Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia
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The Battle of El Pla was a battle on 15 January 1811 between an Imperial French column made up of two Italian brigades on one side and a Spanish division under the command of Pedro Sarsfield on the other. The Spanish troops held steady and repulsed the attack of the first brigade, then counterattacked and defeated both brigades. The combat occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The action was fought near El Pla de Santa Maria, north of Valls, Catalonia, Spain.

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