Talk:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

Casualty and loss statistics
Forgive me for diving into the information box in the worst nerdy traditions, but I spotted that Brialmont's losses for the French side matched exactly those given by Digby Smith for officers only. I don't have Brialmont, but obviously there is a mistake somewhere: either in the book itself, or by a Wiki editor. I thought it best to update the information box casualty and losses stats in line with Smith (whom I treat as definitive on these matters) and leave the discussion of losses to the end of the article.

More minor matter: Smith says dates were 3 to 5 May, the article (with references) says 3 to 6 May. Any thoughts as to which is correct? --Wally Tharg (talk) 18:57, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


 * The article dates the battle as 3 to 6 May but doesn't mention any action after the 5th. According to Dr. T. A. Heathcote, in his book Wellington's Peninsular War Generals and their Battles, the British regained control of the village on the afternoon of the 5th and Massena, having lost 2,000+ men, made no more attacks. Although he and his forces remained in the area until supplies were exhausted, finally leaving on the 8 May 1811. In light of all this, I am changing the dates in the article.--Ykraps (talk) 12:00, 29 May 2014 (UTC)


 * It's incredible how bad this infobox is. The sources used to support the "strategic" victory didn't have a single "Strategic" point in them, and the claim that Wellington ended as master of the field is just plain false, as the French ended up controlling half of the town. Ruddah (talk) 22:40, 29 May 2014 (UTC)


 * While I doubt this mess can be correct without starting all over again, I'll made a small contribution. Aozyk (talk) 15:56, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Result
The result of the battle has been changed by User:Aozyk despite the citations saying the end result was not indecisive. Shire Lord (talk) 21:42, 3 May 2015 (UTC)