Battle of Valle de Monterrey

Name: Battle of Valle de Monterrey
Start: 1809

1809 CE.

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The Battle of the Monterrey Valley (6 – 7 March 1809) was fought during the Peninsular War outside Monterrei, Orense, in Spain. Resulting in a French victory, it took place in the early stages of Marshal Soult's Second French invasion of Portugal.

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