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Battle of Bascara

Battle of Bascara was a battle fought on 14 June 1795 at Bàscara, in what is now Spain. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: Spanish-Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 against 25,000.

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Fought14 June 1795
WhereBàscara, Spain42.162N, 2.911E
OutcomeSpanish-Portuguese victory
BelligerentsSpain; PortugalagainstFrance
Casualties and losses546and2,500, 4 guns
Part ofWar of the Pyrenees1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the War of the Pyrenees

Battle of Céret, 1793Siege of Bellegarde, 1793Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco, 1793Battle of Château-Pignon, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793Battle of Marmelade, 1793Battle of Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye, 1793Battle of Ennery, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793First Battle of Boulou, 1793Battle of La Cayde, 1793Battle of Villelongue, 1793Battle of Coll de Banyuls, 1793Battle of Collioure, 1793Siege of Collioure, 1794Capture of Fort-Dauphin, 1794Battle of Sans Culottes Camp, 1794Battles of Bellver and Urgell, 1794Battle of Boulou, 1794Battle of Gonaïves, 1794First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Aldudes, 1794Battle of Dondon (1794), 1794Battle of the Baztan Valley, 1794Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, 1794Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Orbaizeta, 1794Battle of Saint-Raphaël, 1794Battle of the Black Mountain, 1794Siege of Roses, 1794Battle of the Gulf of Roses, 1795Battle of Cistella, 1795Battle of Bàscara, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Bascara, 1795Battle of Las Cahobas, 179517931795Battle of Bascara, 1795
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Record

Date14 June 1795
PlaceBàscara, Spain
42.162N, 2.911E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength35,00025,000
Casualties and losses5462,500, 4 guns
Commanders
Battle of BascaraBattle of BascaraBattle of PontósSiege of FiguerasBattle of BordilsBattlle of ViladamatBurning of PeraladaBattle of BordilsBurning of PeraladaBarcelonaAndorraTarragonaBéziersMataróPerpignan100 km42.162N, 2.911E
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Battle of Bascara is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17515427, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bascara (1795), revision 1370433498, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.