Battle of Fuengirola 1810
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 15 October 1810 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1810 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Peninsular War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Duchy of Warsaw, First French Empire, Kingdom of Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.5520, -4.6201 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Fuengirola was a field military engagement of the Peninsular War fought on 15 October 1810 near Fuengirola between the 457-strong Franco-Polish garrisons (mainly infantry) of the Sohail Castle and the town of Alhaurín el Grande, under Franciszek Młokosiewicz and Ignacy Bronisz's command respectively, and a much larger Anglo-Spanish field force of approx. 2,500 men led by Andrew Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney. In this battle, which was a sortie from the castle and the town, the Anglo-allies were routed.
On 14 October, Blayney's troops conducted an amphibious assault under the cover of an offshore artillery bombardment against the garrison of Sohail Castle, which consisted of 161 troops from the army of the Duchy of Warsaw and the French Imperial Army. At this point, Blayney had 1,700 men; reinforcements were landed on the 15th. The defenders ultimately managed to frustrate the attacking forces' attempts to capture the castle. 60 Polish infantry reinforcements from the town of Mijas approached Młokosiewicz before he led a joint Franco-Polish assault on 15 October, which captured Blayney and forced his men to re-embark in disarray. Bronisz managed to carry out a diversionary attack within the battle.
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