Talavera, Battle of

During the Peninsular War, British and Spanish victory over the French 27–28 July 1809 near Talavera de la Reina, a Spanish town 110 km/70 mi southwest of Madrid. Although the Duke of Wellington drove off the French force under Marshal Nicolas Soult, the British were so weakened by the battle they were unable to pursue Soult, and Wellington fell back into Portugal.