Battle of Boulou

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Battle of Boulou Part of the War of the Pyrenees Date April 30, 1794 Location South of Perpignan, France Result French victory Combatants Image:Flag of France.svg France Image:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Spain Image:Flag Portugal (1707).svg Kingdom of Portugal Commanders Jacques François Dugommier Luis Firmin de Carvajal, Conde de la Union Strength 30,000 (16,000 engaged) 20,000 (15,000 engaged) Casualties 20 killed, 300 wounded 2,700 killed or wounded 800 captured

v • d • e French Revolutionary Wars War of the Pyrenees, 1793–1795 Truillas – Boulou – Black Mountain

The Battle of Boulou was fought on April 30, 1794, and resulted in a French victory under General Dugommier against the joint Spano-Portuguese under General Union. The victory resulted in the French regaining all the land they had to lost to the Spanish and Portuguese in 1793.

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• Pope, Stephen. The Cassell Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars, Cassell (1999)
• Hugo, A. France militaire : histoire des armées francaises de terre et de mer de 1792 à 1833, Calmann-Lévy (1907)