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The battle of Navas de Membrillo took place on 29 December 1811 near Mérida, Spain, and saw the British light cavalry of General Rowland Hill assault a small Imperial French force led by Captain Neveux. During the action, the French soldiers formed in square inflicted a sharp defeat to the British cavalrymen. This engagement is considered by historian Ian Fletcher as "one of the more disappointing cavalry episodes in the Peninsula".

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  • Battle of Navas de Membrillo (en)
  • Combat de Navas de Membrillo (fr)
  • Битва при Навас-де-Мембрилье (ru)
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  • The battle of Navas de Membrillo took place on 29 December 1811 near Mérida, Spain, and saw the British light cavalry of General Rowland Hill assault a small Imperial French force led by Captain Neveux. During the action, the French soldiers formed in square inflicted a sharp defeat to the British cavalrymen. This engagement is considered by historian Ian Fletcher as "one of the more disappointing cavalry episodes in the Peninsula". (en)
  • Le combat de Navas de Membrillo se déroule le 29 décembre 1811 à Navas de Membrillo, près de Mérida, dans le cadre de la guerre d'indépendance espagnole. Il oppose un détachement d'infanterie français commandé par le capitaine Neveux à la cavalerie britannique du général Rowland Hill. Au cours de l'affrontement, les fantassins français formés en carré infligent un revers significatif aux cavaliers légers anglais, dans ce qui demeure, selon l'historien Ian Fletcher, « comme l'un des épisodes de cavalerie les plus décevants de la péninsule ». (fr)
  • Битва при Навас-де-Мембрилье произошла 29 декабря 1811 года возле Мериды, в Испания. Британская легкая кавалерия генерала Роланда Хилла атаковала небольшую имперскую французскую армию во главе с капитаном Неве. Французские солдаты, построившись в каре, нанесли британским кавалеристам поражение. Это сражение рассматривается историком Яном Флетчером как «один из самых разочаровывающих эпизодов действия кавалерии на Пиренеях». (ru)
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  • Battle of Navas de Membrillo (en)
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