Battle of Altafulla
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At the Battle of Altafulla, a Spanish division led by Joaquín Ibáñez Cuevas y de Valonga, Baron de Eroles clashed with an Imperial French division under the command of David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de
Castle of Altafulla
David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de Saint-Maurice de La Redorte or Maurice Mathieu was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.
Battle of Altafulla
…1812), a Spanish division led by Joaquín Ibáñez Cuevas y de Valonga, Baron de Eroles clashed with an Imperial French division under the command of David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte. Believing he faced only a single battalion, Eroles attacked in a heavy fog and was beaten by 8,000 French soldiers. The action occurred during the…
General of Division David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte