Dear Bernard
In regards what you said about Maida and the French not being a match you’re right but in fairness they still won some fights. Daddy Hill was beaten at the Battle of Lizaso/Beunza and this was after Maya which was the only time Wellingtons Army lost Artillery https://www.commandsandcolors.net/napoleonics/maps/peninsular-war-1808-1814/188-pm04-lizaso-beunza-30-july-1813.html
Suchet won Ordal Cross and even Wellington lost to Ney at Redhina. He had 25000 men to Ney 7000, so it wasn’t all 1 way traffic. While Hudson Lowe lost the battle of Capri to Murat
Geraint