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third siege of Girona occurred in northern Catalonia, Spain from 6 May to 12 December 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars. A significant event of the Peninsular...

Saragossa by French forces. 1809 – Siege of Saragossa by French forces. 1857 – Population: 63,399. 1892 – Leaning Tower of Zaragoza demolished. 1897 – Population:...

British under Admiral José de Mazarredo (1797), and in the second siege of Zaragoza (1809). During the latter battle he was captured and taken to France...

cannon at the first siege of Zaragoza, and lit the fuse, shredding a wave of attackers at point-blank range. The Monument to the Heroes of the Peninsular War...

Zaragoza (Spanish: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ) also known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of...

Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean Lannes begins the Siege of Zaragoza. January 16 – Peninsular War – Battle of Corunna in Galicia (Spain): The British (under...

The monastery church was largely destroyed in the Siege of Saragossa (1809) during the Spanish War of Independence, with only the crypt and the facade...

the second siege of Zaragoza, its Spanish defenders bitterly resisted the French for many months. The city finally fell on 20 February 1809 and its large...

distinguish himself at the Siege of Zaragoza (1809). When Burthe was appointed Général de Cavalerie, his wife became a member of his staff and was known...

2008. Vaughan, C. R. (1809). Narrative of the siege of Zaragoza. United Kingdom: James Ridgway. The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge. (1853)...

The Leaning Tower of Zaragoza, sometimes called by its Spanish name, Torre Nueva (new tower), was a Mudéjar leaning tower located in current Plaza de...

staff of José Rebolledo de Palafox y Melzi. He acted as Palafox's second in command in the successful Spanish defense at the First Siege of Zaragoza. O'Neylle...

siege of Badajoz, in 1811, when they faced the Irish Legion under the command of the French. Battle of Zaragoza (1710) Battle of Brihuega Battle of Villaviciosa...

follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764...

Battle of Villafranca del Bierzo took place on 17 March 1809, during the French occupation of León in the Peninsular War. After a bloody four-hour siege the...

Aragón, on the right bank of the Huerva river, outside the City Walls. Ruined and burned during the French sieges of 1808-1809, it was badly damaged. It...

10 Valencia 9 Girona 8 Zaragoza 7 Cabezón 6 Cadiz 5 Alcolea 4 Valdepeñas 3 Bruch 2 Dos de Mayo Madrid 1    The second siege of Girona was the second unsuccessful...

of Spain in 1808 he enlisted in Zaragoza. He served in the 1808 First Siege of Zaragoza, at the Battle of Tudela, and during the 1809 Second Siege of...

Duke of Zaragoza (28 October 1775 – 15 February 1847) was a Spanish Army officer and nobleman who served in the Peninsular War. He was born in Zaragoza, Aragon...

First siege of Zaragoza. This took place during the 1808 to 1814 Spanish War of Independence, or Guerra de la Independencia Española, part of the Peninsular...

for the recapture of Madrid, at the head of the V Corps, which he led at the Battle of Somosierra and the Second Siege of Zaragoza. He then fought under...

a result of battle wounds. During his five years as a Marshal of the Empire (1809–1814), Nicolas-Charles Oudinot received seven of a total of 34 battle...

Goya also came to take refuge in Fuendetodos during the Second Siege of Zaragoza in 1809, since he was there making sketches to paint the destruction caused...

second siege, Sancho fought on the front lines against the French invaders, defending the Convent of San José. From 31 December to 2 January 1809, she fought...

current seats of the governments of both autonomous communities. The palace was burned during the Siege of Zaragoza and after the end of the war it remained...

serve under General Chasseloup. In 1809, having been promoted to Major, he distinguished himself in the Siege of Zaragoza. Napoleon I then appointed him Colonel...

The siege of San Sebastián (7 July – 8 September 1813), part of the Peninsular War, Allied forces under the command of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington...