The two Battles of the Bruch (Catalan: El Bruc) were engagements fought successively between a French columns commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran, and a body of Catalan volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan de la Creu Baiget, during the Peninsular War. The result of these battles and actions fought at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, between 6–14 June 1808 was a Spanish victory. The Spanish also captured a French Imperial Eagle, adding to defeat a humiliation for the French army.
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| - The two Battles of the Bruch (Catalan: El Bruc) were engagements fought successively between a French columns commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran, and a body of Catalan volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan de la Creu Baiget, during the Peninsular War. The result of these battles and actions fought at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, between 6–14 June 1808 was a Spanish victory. The Spanish also captured a French Imperial Eagle, adding to defeat a humiliation for the French army.
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Commander
| - François de Schwarz
- Joseph Chabran
- Antoni Franch i Estalella
- Joan Baiget
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Caption
| - Montserrat mountains viewed from the Bruc.
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Casualties
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- 15(xsd:integer)
- 20(xsd:integer)
- 50(xsd:integer)
- 60(xsd:integer)
- 80(xsd:integer)
- 83(xsd:integer)
- 274(xsd:integer)
- 360(xsd:integer)
- 800(xsd:integer)
- --06-06
- --06-14
- Grand total: 1,577
- Grand total: 165
- Total: 1,220
- Total: 100
- Total: 357
- Total: 65
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Result
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- 2(xsd:integer)
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combatant
| - French Empire
- Kingdom of Spain
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Place
| - El Bruc, near Barcelona, Spain
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Conflict
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abstract
| - The two Battles of the Bruch (Catalan: El Bruc) were engagements fought successively between a French columns commanded by Brigadier General François de Schwarz and General of Division Joseph Chabran, and a body of Catalan volunteers and mercenaries led by General Antoni Franch i Estalella and Joan de la Creu Baiget, during the Peninsular War. The result of these battles and actions fought at El Bruc, near Barcelona, Catalonia, between 6–14 June 1808 was a Spanish victory. The Spanish also captured a French Imperial Eagle, adding to defeat a humiliation for the French army.
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