Battle of Almenar

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Battle of Almenar
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date 27 July 1710 Location hills of Almenar, near Balaguer (Catalonia), Spain Result Grand Alliance victory
Belligerents
Bourbon Spain	Habsburg Austria Kingdom of Portugal  Great Britain  United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Francisco de Villadarias	Starhemberg Stanhope
Strength
22,000[1]	24,000
Casualties and losses
1,300 dead or wounded 3,000 captured	400 dead or wounded

The Battle of Almenar also referred to as Almenara was a battle in the Iberian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession.

In June 1710, the Bourbon-Spanish army of Phillip V crossed into Catalonia in an attempt to capture Balaguer; an Allied force of British, Portuguese, Dutch and Austrian troops supporting Archduke Charles countered these moves and the two armies met in battle just to the north of Lleida on the afternoon of 27 July. Philip's army was defeated and forced to withdraw behind the Ebro but remained intact.