Valladolid strategic map
Valladolid
is the first phase of the 1813 campaign in Northern Spain
The
white square is the tactical area for the Valladolid campaign
Valladolid tactical map
Wellington
halted at Zamora on 28 February 1813, to allow his army to rest and reorganise
after their long march from Portugal. He
was aware that the French were at Burgos, and that he would have to fight to
take Valladolid.
On
1 March 1813 Marshal Soult left Burgos on the Valladolid road with Fourth
French
Army. That night they reached the town
of Palencia, just 15 miles north of Valladolid. Here he received confirmation that
Wellington had beaten him to the city and had occupied it.
The
map shows the location of each corps and detachment at midnight on 1 March
1813.
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