Battle of St-Laurent-de-la-Muga

Background. In 1793 the Spanish army defeated the ill-trained French armies where the Franco-Spanish border touches the Mediterranean Sea. In January 1794 the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees received a new commander, General of Division Jacques François Dugommier. By the time the French assumed the offensive in April 1794, their army numbered 28,000 regular soldiers, 20,000 garrison troops, and 9,000 hastily trained volunteers.

The Battle. The Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga (in Catalan, in Spanish: San Lorenzo de la Muga) was fought on 13 August 1794 between an attacking Spanish–Portuguese army led by the Conde de la Unión and a French army commanded by Jacques François Dugommier. The local French defenders, headed by Pierre Augereau and Dominique Pérignon, repulsed the allies.

Aftermath. The Spanish garrison of Fort de Bellegarde surrendered a month later. The next action of the war was the Battle of the Black Mountain in November 1794.