 Battle of Altafulla

At the Battle of Altafulla (29 January 1812), a Spanish division led by Joaquín Ibáñez Cuevas y de Valonga, Baron de Eroles clashed with an Imperial French division under the command of David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte.Believing he faced only a single battalion, Eroles attacked in a heavy fog and was beaten by 8,000 French soldiers.