21 July 1813 – Linares Campaign - Day 4

All four French corps move south.

8^th and 16^th corps attack Baylen

They defeat and rout 3^rd and 4^th Spanish corps

The Spanish hold half of the town until nightfall

The French lose 2400 casualties and three brigades in rout

The Spanish lose 8400 casualties and five brigades in rout

7^th corps occupy El Hoyo, capture Spanish depot

15^th corps occupy La Carolina, capture Spanish depot

Garrisons of El Hoyo and La Carolina move into hills and become guerrilla

There are now five guerrilla bands operational

2^nd Guerrillas attack Abenojar, garrison hold but are shaken

3^rd Guerrillas attach Almagro, guerrilla lose 100 men and rout

Neither garrison are able to forage whilst under attack