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First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga 1794

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date19 May 1794Wikidata
Year1794Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationSpainNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar of the PyreneesWikidata P361
ParticipantsFrench First Republic, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of SpainWikidata P710
Coordinates42.3158, 2.9303Wikidata P625

About the battle

The First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga (Catalan) or Spanish: San Lorenzo de la Muga) (19 May 1794) between a Spanish army commanded by the Luis Firmín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión and a French army led by Jacques François Dugommier. Two weeks earlier, the French had driven the Spanish army from French territory in the Second Battle of Boulou. Pierre Augereau's division was separated from the main body of Dugommier's army and La Unión hoped to take advantage of its isolation. The Spanish mounted an overly complex attack on Sant Llorenç de la Muga that Augereau's French division repulsed.

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Location

42.3158, 2.9303 · Spain

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