Battle of Cervera (1811)

{{Short description|1811 battle during the Peninsular War}}

{{About|the battle in 1811 in Catalonia|the battle in 1000 in Castile|Battle of Cervera}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

|conflict=Battle of Cervera (1811)

| image= Panoramica de Cervera (1).jpg

| image_size = 280

|caption=Cervera

|partof=Peninsular War

|date=4–14 October 1811

|place=Cervera, Catalonia, Spain

|coordinates={{Coord|41|40|N|1|16|E}}

|result=Spanish victory

|combatant1={{flagicon|France}} First French Empire

|combatant2={{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Kingdom of Spain

|commander1={{flagicon|France}} Jacques MacDonald

|commander2={{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Luis Roberto de Lacy

|units1={{flagicon|France}} VII Corps

|units2={{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Army of Catalonia

|strength1=1,000

|strength2=8,000

|casualties1=995

|casualties2=Unknown

}}

{{Campaignbox Peninsular War (1809-1812)}}

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| mark-title1 = Battle of Valls at Valls, on 25 February 1809

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| mark-title2 = Third siege of Girona at Girona, from 6 May to 12 December 1809

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| mark-title3 = Battle of Alcañiz at Alcañiz, on 23 May 1809

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| mark-title4 = Battle of María at María de Huerva, on 15 June 1809

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| mark-title5 = Battle of Belchite (1809) at Belchite, on 18 June 1809

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| mark-title6 = Battle of Mollet at Mollet, on 21 January 1810

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| mark-title7 = Battle of Vic at Vic, on 20 February 1810

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| mark-title8 = Siege of Lérida at Lérida, on 23 April and 29 April to 14 May 1810

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| mark-title9 = Siege of Mequinenza at Mequinenza, from 15 May to 8 June 1810

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| mark-title10 = Battle of La Bisbal at La Bisbal, on 14 September 1810

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| mark-title11 = Siege of Tortosa (1810–11) at Tortosa, from 19 December 1810 to 2 January 1811

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| mark-title12 = Battle of El Pla at El Pla, on 15 January 1811

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| mark-title13 = Siege of Tarragona (1811) from 5 May – 29 June 1811
Siege of Tarragona (1813) from 3 to 11 June 1813

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| mark-title14 = Battle of Montserrat at Montserrat, on 25 July 1811

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| mark-title15 = Siege of Figueras (1811) at Figueras, from 4 April to 19 August 1811

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| mark-title17 = Battle of Saguntum at Saguntum, on 25 October 1811

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| mark-title18 = Siege of Valencia (1812) at Valencia, from 26 December 1811 – 9 January 1812

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| mark-title19 = Battle of Altafulla at Altafulla, on 29 January 1812

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| mark-title20 = Battle of Castalla (1812) at Castalla, on 21 July 1812 and on 13 April 1813

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| mark-title21 = Battle of Ordal at Ordal, on 13 September 1813

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In the Battle of Cervera (4 to 14 October 1811) a Spanish force led by Luis Roberto de Lacy attacked a series of Imperial French garrisons belonging to the VII Corps of Marshal Jacques MacDonald. The actions were highly successful and netted nearly 1,000 enemy prisoners. The clashes occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The largest garrison was located at Cervera which is located about {{convert|55|km|mi|0}} east of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain.