Battle of García Hernández
1812 Battle during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Battle of García Hernández on 23 July 1812, two brigades of Anglo-German cavalry led by Major-General Eberhardt Otto George von Bock defeated 4,000 French infantry led by Major-General Maximilien Foy. In what would otherwise have been an unremarkable Peninsular War skirmish, the German heavy dragoons achieved the unusual feat of breaking three French squares, those of the 6th, 69th and 76th Line,[1] routing the entire French force with heavy losses.
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Battle of Garcia Hernandez, 23 July 1812, by Adolf Northen | |||||||
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4,000 | 1,770 | ||||||
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1,100-1,600 killed, wounded or captured | 127 killed, wounded or captured |
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