In the Battle of Venta del Pozo on October 23, 1812, an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton fought a rear-guard action against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre Boyer.
The Duke of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army gave up its unsuccessful Siege of Burgos on October 21, 1812 and withdrew southwest toward Torquemada. Wellington's 35,000-man army was pursued by Maj-Gen Joseph Souham's heavily re...
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In the Battle of Venta del Pozo on October 23, 1812, an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton fought a rear-guard action against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre Boyer.
The Duke of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army gave up its unsuccessful Siege of Burgos on October 21, 1812 and withdrew southwest toward Torquemada. Wellington's 35,000-man army was pursued by Maj-Gen Joseph Souham's heavily reinforced Army of Portugal with 53,000.
Cotton's rearguard included Colonel Colin Halkett's King's German Legion (KGL) brigade (1st and 2nd KGL Light battalions), Maj-Gen George Anson's light cavalry brigade (11th, 12th and 16th Light Dragoons), Maj-Gen George Bock's heavy cavalry brigade (1st and 2nd King's German Legion Dragoons) and Norman Ramsay's RHA troop of six cannons. Cotton's strength was 2,800 men.
Curto's light cavalry division was made up of the 3rd Hussars, and the 13th, 14th, 22nd, 26th and 28th Chasseurs. Boyer's dragoon...
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