Eastern Spain 14 May 1813
General
This is the second phase of the 1813 campaign
This is the second phase of the 1813 campaign
It covers the period 14 May to 7 June 1813
and the fighting in eastern Spain
between Fourth French army and the Spanish army
It was fought during the period July to
August 2009
Corps deployment at start of campaign
Summary of
the Campaign
Wellington has been appointed commander of
all allied armies. He had decided that
the main campaign will be in western Spain,
but he has ordered the Spanish army in eastern Spain
to take the city of Tarragona in order to
prevent Suchet from sending any reinforcements to Soult in western Spain
Suchet has three corps deployed along the
coastal area from Gerona to Tarragona
Copons commands the four Spanish corps tasked
to occupy Suchet. He captures Tortosa to
lure the French into the mountains inland.
He then attempts to take Tarragona,
but fails to do so. Suchet concentrates
his three corps at Tarragona
and they drive Copons south.
The Spanish achieve their objective of
preventing Suchet from sending reinforcements to Soult.
Battles fought during campaign
Campaign
History
14 May Start
of campaign
20 May Battle
of Reus Spanish
victory
24 May Battle
of Prades French
victory
26 May First
battle of Cambrils French victory
28 May Second
battle of Cambrils French victory
7 June End
of campaign
Link
to Campaign Blog
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