2,160 3,000 Date 21 January 1810 | 700 dead or wounded640 captured2 cannons Unknown Result Spanish victory | |
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Similar Battle of Castalla, Battle of Manresa, Peninsular War, Siege of Figueras, Siege of Lérida |
The Battle of Mollet or the Action of Mollet took place at Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, on 21 January, 1810, between a force of 2,160 French soldiers commanded by General Guillaume Philibert Duhesme and a Spanish force of 3,000 men under Luis González Torres de Navarra, Marquess of Campoverde. The Spanish Division of Llobregat led by Campoverde intercepted and destroyed the French vanguard (500 men) at Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. Then, the Spanish marched to Mollet to face the rest of Duhesme forces (1,500 regulars, 160 cuirassiers and 2 cannons). The French were surrounded by the Spanish force and finally, after a vigorous defense, the French surrendered. The Spanish captured 500 French soldiers, 140 cuirassiers, 2 cannons, and the baggage. Duhesme and the rest of his force fled to Granollers, and were saved for other Spanish attack thanks to the arrival of Marshal Pierre Augereau with 9.000 men.