 Both tactically and in terms of the casualties inflicted , the battle was a British victory . Graham 's troops had beaten a French force approaching twice their number despite having marched through the previous night and part of that day . The British lost approximately 1 @,@ 240 men , including Portuguese and German contingents under Graham 's command , while Victor lost around 2 @,@ 380 . The Spanish suffered 300 – 400 casualties . Strategically , however , the failure of the Allies to follow up their victory allowed Victor to reoccupy his siege lines ; Cádiz was not relieved and the campaign effectively failed to achieve anything . Victor even claimed the battle as a French victory , since the positions of the opposing sides remained unchanged following the action . 
