At the Battle of Peyrestortes (17 September 1793) in the War of the Pyrenees, soldiers of the First French Republic defeated a Spanish army that had invaded...

Spanish Army of Catalonia commanded by Antonio Ricardos. This attempt by the French to exploit their success in the Battle of Peyrestortes ended in a Spanish...

France. Peyrestortes is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. On 17 September 1793, French forces of the Army of the...

Convention changed the name of the city to Port-la-Montagne, after The Mountain faction. Below is the full order of battle of forces involved. Because no...

and cravenly abandoned the army, leaving it leaderless. In the Battle of Peyrestortes on 17 September 1793, Eustache Charles d'Aoust leading troops from...

in the Battle of Peyrestortes. The French were able to closely approach Girón's camp because he failed to post troops behind a ravine. The battle raged...

Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarillas at the Battle of Peyrestortes. This costly setback marked the high tide of the Spanish invasion. Ricardos quickly rallied...

and d'Aoust took command of the 1st Division. On 17 September, d'Aoust won a significant victory at the Battle of Peyrestortes. He led his troops in an...

thrown in prison, Barbantane managed to escape the Reign of Terror. In the Battle of Peyrestortes on 17 September, the leaderless army scored a victory thanks...

French Republicans defeat French Royalists Battle of Peyrestortes 17 September - French victory over Spain Battle of Coron 18 September - French Royalist victory...