Английская Википедия:Battle of Valls
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use shortened footnotes Шаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Campaignbox Peninsular War (1809-1812) Шаблон:OSM Location map The Battle of Valls was fought on 25 February 1809, during the Peninsular War, between a French force under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and a Spanish force under Theodor von Reding. Fought near the town of Valls in Catalonia, Spain, the battle ended in a French victory. General Reding was fatally wounded during a cavalry charge against French cavalry.
Background
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 started with the Battle of Uclés.
Battle
During actions on 15 February 1809, Reding's left wing was cut off from reinforcement by a French attack. Reding decided to retrieve this cut-off army, instead of counter striking at Souham. Planning to meet up with his northern units, Reding left Tarragona with only 2,000 men and most of his cavalry. On his way, he successfully met with units standing guard over the pass to Santa Cristina and another unit at Santas Cruces. Having sufficient strength, he continued to the town of Santa Coloma, whereupon he met with his previously cut-off left wing. With the combined left wing and the forces he took with him, Reding then had a total of almost 20,000 troops at his disposal. Deciding to defend Tarragona, he dispatched 4–5,000 of his men to watch Igualada and pressed home with his remaining men. St. Cyr, aware of Reding's movements, moved to block the two direct routes of returning to Tarragona. Reding, aware that Souham had moved and taken position in the town of Valls, still decided to take the route. Committing his forces to a march at night, Reding got his army to a bridge only two miles out of the town before daybreak.
Upon arriving at the bridge, Reding's vanguard was involved in a skirmish with men of Souham's division. Both commanders, realizing that the time for battle had arrived, rushed to get their men into position. Souham brought the rest of his division out of Valls and set them into position north of town. Reding, deciding this division to be insignificant, pushed his advanced line and most of his center across the river, continuing to send more across until the French division finally broke and fell back to Valls. At this point, most of his men and baggage train had crossed the bridge, but he nonetheless decided to give his men a long break. St. Cyr, learning of the attack later in the day, rushed to Valls with the 7th Italian Dragoons, also bringing the Italian division which would be delayed for six hours before joining the French line at Valls. Having seen the French line rallying when St. Cyr arrived with the Italian Cavalry, Reding pulled his forces back across the river in a defensive position. After three hours had passed, the Italian division had finally caught up to St. Cyr, who formed the French line of battle and crossed the river under constant bombardment. The Spanish forces poured fire onto the French attackers but as the columned French grew close to the Spanish line, the Spaniards began to rout. The only point of hand-to-hand combat came when Reding took his staff and cavalry and attacked the left column, only to be met by the Italian dragoons. in the ensuing melee, Reding himself took three fatal wounds.Шаблон:Sfn
French order of battle
| Corps | Division | Strength | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| VII Corps General of Division Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
1st Division General of Division Joseph Souham |
6,220 | Шаблон:Flagicon 1st Light Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 3rd Light Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 7th Line Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 42nd Line Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 67th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| 2nd Division General of Division Joseph Chabran |
4,037 | Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 10th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 37th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 56th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 93rd Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Swiss Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| 3rd Division General of Division Louis François Jean Chabot |
1,633 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chasseurs des Montagnes, 1 battalion | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Neapolitan Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions | |||
| 4th Division General of Division Honoré Charles Reille |
3,980 | Шаблон:Flagicon 32nd Light Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 16th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 56th Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 113th Line Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Valais Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| 5th Division General of Division Domenico Pino |
8,008 | Шаблон:Flagicon 1st Italian Light Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Italian Light Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 4th Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 6th Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 3 battalions | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 7th Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| 6th Division General of Division Giuseppe Lechi |
3,941 | Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 4th Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 5th Italian Line Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Italian Velites Infantry Regiment, 1 battalion | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1st Neapolitan Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions | |||
| German Division General of Brigade Annet Morio de L'Isle |
5,321 | Шаблон:Flagicon 1st Westphalian Light Infantry Regiment | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2nd Westphalian Line Infantry Regiment | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 3rd Westphalian Line Infantry Regiment | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 4th Westphalian Line Infantry Regiment | |||
| French Cavalry | 1,730 | Шаблон:Flagicon 24th Dragoon Regiment | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 3rd Provisional Cuirassier Regiment | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 3rd Provisional Chasseur Regiment | |||
| Italian Cavalry | 1,862 | Шаблон:Flagicon Napoleone Dragoon Regiment | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Royal Chasseur Regiment | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Prince Royal Chasseur Regiment | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Neapolitan Chasseur Regiment | |||
| French Artillery | 2,050 | Шаблон:Flagicon Various artillery companies | |
| Italian Artillery | 585 | Шаблон:Flagicon Various artillery companies | |
| German Artillery | 48 | Шаблон:Flagicon Artillery company | |
| Corps Total | 39,415 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon |
Aftermath
The Spanish campaign in early 1809 proceeded with the French advance in Catalonia in the Third siege of Girona and the Battle of Alcañiz.
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