At the Siege of Burgos, September 19 to October 21, 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese army led by General Marquess of Wellington failed to capture the castle of Burgos from its French garrison under the command of Brigadier General Jean Louis Dubreton.
Wellington's victory at the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 undermined the French position in Spain. On July 30, his army reached Valladolid, northwest of Madrid. In a panic, King Joseph Bonaparte or...
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At the Siege of Burgos, September 19 to October 21, 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese army led by General Marquess of Wellington failed to capture the castle of Burgos from its French garrison under the command of Brigadier General Jean Louis Dubreton.
Wellington's victory at the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 undermined the French position in Spain. On July 30, his army reached Valladolid, northwest of Madrid. In a panic, King Joseph Bonaparte ordered Marshal Nicolas Soult to abandon Andalusia in the south of Spain and join with him to resist the Allied forces. At first, Soult refused to give up his petty kingdom in the south.
On August 11, Maj-Gen Anne François Treilliard's dragoon division fought an inconclusive skirmish with the Allies at the Battle of Majadahonda northwest of Madrid. At first, the French dragoons routed Brig-Gen Benjamin D'Urban's Portuguese cavalry. Reinforced by Maj-Gen George Bock's King's German Legion (KGL) heavy dragoons and some infantry, the Allies drove...
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