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Battle_of_Montmeló Latitude and Longitude:

41°33′17″N 2°15′00″E / 41.5547°N 2.2500°E / 41.5547; 2.2500
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Battle of Montmeló
Part of Reapers' War and the
Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
Date28 March 1642
Location
Result Franco-Catalan victory.
Belligerents
  Kingdom of France
  Principality of Catalonia
  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Philippe de La Mothe
Catalonia Josep Margarit
Spain Gerolamo Caracciolo
Strength
8,000 4,500

The Battle of Montmeló took place on 28 March 1642 in Montmeló, Catalonia during the Reapers' War. A Franco-Catalan army under the command of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt fought and defeated a smaller Spanish force under Gerolamo Caracciolo.

41°33′17″N 2°15′00″E / 41.5547°N 2.2500°E / 41.5547; 2.2500