Masséna had been busy besieging general Wellington in Lisbon, but he was not able to pierce the fortified Lines of Torres Vedras and subsequently retreated to Almeida.
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On July 14 Bessières, with around 14 000 men faced two massed Spanish corps of about 22 000 men, not far away from Valladolid.
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The Chevalier Guards were countercharged and defeated by the French Horse Grenadiers of the Old Guard, who inflicted heavy casualties among the Russians.