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War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
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War of the Pyrenees
1793–95 French Revolutionary war against Spain and Portugal
The War of the Pyrenees, also known as War of Roussillon or War of the Convention, was the Pyrenean front of the First Coalition's war against the First French Republic. It pitted Revolutionary France against the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal from March 1793 to July 1795 during…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Peyrestortes
1793 battle during the War of the Pyrenees
At the Battle of Peyrestortes in the War of the Pyrenees, soldiers of the First French Republic defeated a Spanish army that had invaded Roussillon and was attempting to capture Perpignan. The Spanish army of Antonio Ricardos had occupied part of Roussillon and made an abortive…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)