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| rdfs:comment | - The action occurred amid the events leading up to the Siege of Tortosa in December 1810 and January 1811. As Louis Gabriel Suchet prepared to attack Tortosa, Marshal Jacques MacDonald was ordered to support him. The marshal cooperated by advancing into southern Catalonia with a large force. To distract MacDonald from his mission, O'Donnell determined to raid northern Catalonia. The raid was a brilliant tactical success but it failed to deter the marshal from assisting Suchet. Finally, a logistical crisis forced MacDonald to withdraw to northern Catalonia.
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| Strength | - 170018
- Fane: 1 British & 1 Spanish frigate, 500 men
- O'Donnell: 6,600, 12 guns
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| Commander | - Marie François Rouyer
- François Xavier de Schwarz
- Charles William Doyle
- Francis William Fane
- Henry O'Donnell
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| Result | - Spanish and British victory
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| combatant | - Great Britain
- First French Empire
- Kingdom of Spain
- Duchy of Anhalt
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| Place | - La Bisbal d'Empordà, Girona, Catalonia
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| Units | - Royal Navy
- Army of Catalonia
- VII Corps
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| abstract | - The action occurred amid the events leading up to the Siege of Tortosa in December 1810 and January 1811. As Louis Gabriel Suchet prepared to attack Tortosa, Marshal Jacques MacDonald was ordered to support him. The marshal cooperated by advancing into southern Catalonia with a large force. To distract MacDonald from his mission, O'Donnell determined to raid northern Catalonia. The raid was a brilliant tactical success but it failed to deter the marshal from assisting Suchet. Finally, a logistical crisis forced MacDonald to withdraw to northern Catalonia.
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