29th March 1814 – Start of Salvatiere Phase – British

1814 Campaign Area 

The campaign in North Western Spain is one of six in the 1814 campaign

Wellington has orders to drive the French out of Spain and to invade France

Soult has orders to hold the border and destroy the British

 Bayonne Campaign Area

Fifth French Army is commanded by Marshal Soult

Anglo-Portuguese Army is commanded by Lord Wellington

Each Army has 64,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 120 guns

Salvatiere Campaign Area

The Salvatiere Phase is the sixth part of the Bayonne Campaign

The French objective is to locate and destroy Wellington’s Army, take the city of Vitoria and the town of Kurutze

History of Bayonne Campaign Area

1^st March 1814            Start of St Jean campaign                                          label 50

4^th March 1814           French victory in battle of Cambo                            label 51

4^th March 1814           British victory in battle of St Jean                             label 51

5^th March 1814           French victory in battle of St Jean                            label 51

5^th March 1814           British victory in battle of Cambo                            label 51

7^th March 1814           Campaign ended in British victory                           label 51

8^th March 1814           Start of Irun campaign                                              label 52

10^th March 1814         French victory in battle of St Jean                            label 52

11^th March 1814         French victory in battle of Irun                                 label 52

12^th March 1814         Campaign ended in British victory                           label 52

13^th March 1814         Start of San Sebastian campagn                                label 53

14^th March 1814         French victory at the second battle of Irun                label 53

15^th March 1814         Campaign ended in French victory                           label 53

16^th March 1814         Start of Leitza campaign                                           label 54

18^th March 1814         Draw in third battle of Irun                                       label 54

22^nd March 1814         French victory in battle of San Sebastian                 lab el 54

22^nd March 1814         Campaign ended in French victory                           label 54

23^rd  March 1814        Start of Tolosa campaign                                          label 55

25^th March 1814         French victory at battle of Tolosa                             label 55

27^th March 1814         French victory at battle of Mondragon                      label 55

28^th March 1814         Campaign ended in French victory                           label 55

29^th March 1814         Start of Savaltiere campaign                                     label 56