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Jean Gabriel Marchand

On 28 November, Kellermann routed del Parque at the Battle of Alba de Tormes.

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The French cavalry found del Parque astride a river crossing at Alba de Tormes and mounted a devastating attack.

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On 14 March 1811, he gave the Marquess of Wellington's famous Light Division a bloody nose in the Battle of Casal Novo.

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Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet marched his 7,000 troops and six artillery pieces forward in a heavy fog without proper scouts.

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Marchand evacuated his headquarters at Salamanca and retired north to Toro where François Étienne de Kellermann joined him with a dragoon division and some infantry.

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At the Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen, Ney fought a brilliant rear guard action before retreating behind the Pasłęka (Passarge) River.

Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet

When the fog suddenly cleared, his leading elements found themselves facing elements of Jean Marchand's division deployed in line with artillery support.

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