Editing Second Battle of Boulou (section)

===French attack===
[[Image:Battle of Boulou 1794 Map.JPG|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Battle of Boulou 1794 map]]

In the early hours of 30 April, Pérignon's division crossed the Tech at the [[Brouilla]] ford, planning to climb the mountains behind the Spanish camps in order to take the defences in the rear. Martin's left flank brigade marched past [[Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines]] and began ascending Saint Christopher Peak. His men reached the hermitage where they emplaced six cannon and 13 howitzers to fire on the Spanish positions from the rear. Then part of his brigade advanced west to cut the road to Bellegarde. Chabert's brigade advanced on Villelongue-dels-Monts while Point's right flank brigade began attacking the fortified camp at Montesquieu-des-Albères, defended by [[Colonel]] [[Francisco Javier Venegas]]. La Barre supported Point's troops, while Victor with a reserve brigade occupied Saint-Génis to keep Navarro's division sending help to the Spanish center. Two more reserve brigades under Lemoine attacked Trompettes. While these battles were being fought in the centre, Augereau retook Oms from Mendinueta on the French right flank and Sauret captured [[Argelès-sur-Mer]] from Navarro on the left. In order to give an impression of French superiority, Dugommier arrayed a large body of poorly trained volunteers near his headquarters at [[Banyuls-dels-Aspres]].{{sfn|Prats|2007d}}

[[Image:Montesquieu-des-Albères 01.JPG|left|thumb|220px|Montesquieu-des-Albères]]
De la Unión sent General Montforte with 2,800 infantry and 800 cavalry to reinforce the Camp of Trompettes and General Del Puerto with 2,000 more to help Venegas. But neither of these forces were able to halt the concentrated French offensive.{{sfn|Rickard|2009}}{{sfn|Prats|2007d}}

On 1 May, seeing his defences fatally compromised, de la Unión made preparations to retreat. Montforte abandoned Trompettes and withdrew to the south bank across a ford near Le Boulou. That day, the French assault overran the camp at Montesquieu-des-Albères and the Spanish retreated, taking the badly wounded Venegas with them. La Barre sent Quesnel with some cavalry along the south bank to cut off the Spanish retreat, but this effort failed. On the western flank, Augereau sent troops under brigade commanders Guieu and Mirabel to push Mendinueta's cavalry back to Céret.{{sfn|Prats|2007d}}

Chased by Quesnel's cavalry, Montforte retreated south on the road to Bellegarde. But at [[Les Cluses]] he ran into an ambush set by Martin's brigade. In a scene of chaos, a part of the Spanish wagon and artillery trains were wrecked or abandoned. The bulk of the Spanish army headed for [[Maureillas-las-Illas]] before climbing the steep road to the Col du Porteille. After covering the withdrawal at Céret, de Vives pulled out of the town and Augereau crossed the bridge to harass the Spanish retreat. The Portuguese division withdrew across a pass farther west.{{sfn|Prats|2007d}}