Eastern Spain 14 May 1813
General
This phase covers the period 14 May to 7 June
1813 and the fighting in eastern Spain between Fourth French army and the
Spanish army
It was fought during the period July to
August 2009
Corps positions at start of campaign
Summary of
the Campaign
Wellington has been appointed commander of
all allied armies. He had decided that
the main campaign will be in western Spain, but he has ordered the Spanish army
in eastern Spain to take the city of Tarragona in order to prevent Suchet from
sending any reinforcements to Soult in western Spain
Suchet has three corps deployed along the
coastal area from Gerona to Tarragona
Copons commands the four Spanish corps tasked
to occupy Suchet. He captures Tortosa
to lure the French into the mountains inland.
He then attempts to take Tarragona, but fails to do so. Suchet concentrates his three corps at
Tarragona and they drive Copons south.
The Spanish achieve their objective of preventing
Suchet from sending reinforcements to Soult
Location of campaign battles
Campaign
History
14 May Start
of campaign
20 May Battle
of Reus Spanish victory
24 May Battle
of Prades French victory
26 May First
battle of Cambrils French
victory
28 May Second
battle of Cambrils French
victory
7 June End of campaign
Link
to Campaign Blog
http://1813tarragona.blogspot.com/
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