A significant event of the Peninsular War, France's Grande Armée lay siege to the town of Girona for seven months. Girona was strategically important...
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second siege of Girona was the second unsuccessful French attempt to capture the city of Girona (spelled "Gerona" in Castilian) during the Peninsular War, part...
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Bruch 2 Dos de Mayo Madrid 1 The first siege of Girona during the Peninsular War, also called the battle of Gerona, took place from 20 to 21 June 1808...
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Girona (Peninsular War) (1808) Third siege of Girona (Peninsular War) (1809) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Siege of Gerona...
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twice in 1694 under Anne Jules de Noailles. During the Third siege of Girona of the Peninsular War, the city was besieged from May to December 1809 by 35...
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Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion 200km 125miles Corunna 14 13 12 11 10 9 Zaragoza 8 7 Somosierra 6 Tudela 5 4 3 Roses 2 Zornoza 1 The siege of Roses...
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Second siege of Zaragoza (1808–1809) – Peninsular War Siege of Chaves (1809) – Peninsular War Third siege of Girona (1809) – Peninsular War Siege of Cádiz...
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Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808 200km 125miles Santander 12 Bailén 11 Rioseco 10 Valencia 9 Girona 8 Zaragoza 7 Cabezón 6 Cadiz 5 Alcolea 4 Valdepeñas...
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Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz 150km 100miles Tarifa 7 Bornos 6 Zújar 5 Barrosa 4 Baza 3 Fuengirola 2 Cádiz 1 The siege of Cádiz was a siege of the...
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Albuera Ciudad Rodrigo Salamanca Burgos Tordesillas Vitoria Toulouse The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula...
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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...
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Peninsular War Castile 1811–13 200km 125miles 20 19 Burgos 18 17 16 Salamanca 15 Astorga 14 13 12 11 Ciudad Rodrigo 10 9 8 7 Arlabán 6 5 Albuera 4 Campo...
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Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion 200km 125miles Corunna 14 13 12 11 10 9 Zaragoza 8 7 Somosierra 6 Tudela 5 4 3 Roses 2 Zornoza 1 The siege of Zaragoza...
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Napoleonic Wars 1000km 620miles Waterloo 9 France 8 7 Russia 6 Austria 5 Spain 4 Portugal 3 Prussia 2 Germany 1 The War of the Third Coalition (French:...
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tables show the sequence of events of the Peninsular War (1807–1814), including major battles, smaller actions, uprisings, sieges and other related events...
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Dominique Joba (category Officers of the Legion of Honour)
commander who rose to the rank of general during the First French Empire. He was killed in action at the Siege of Girona. In 1776, as a military engineer...
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1809 during the 7-month long Third siege of Girona. By order of Suchet, the castle was abandoned at the end of the war in 1814. In 1843, during the Catalan...
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were extremely active in Girona and Tarragona. In March, a Carlist force commanded by Francesc Savalls laid siege to Olot (Girona) and frustrated the attempts...
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garrison. This action was fought in the summer of 1810 during the Peninsular War portion of the Napoleonic Wars. Almeida is located in eastern Portugal, near...
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surrender in the Peninsular War. In December 1809, the third siege of Girona ended with the fall of Girona to the French. The hero of the siege, the gravely-ill...
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Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia 200km 125miles 21 Castalla 20 19 Valencia 18 Saguntum 17 16 15 14 Tarragona 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 María 4 3 2 1 In...
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withdrawal. The siege took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Burgos is located about 210 kilometres (130 mi) north of Madrid. After...
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Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia 200km 125miles 21 Castalla 20 19 Valencia 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 María 4 3 2 1 The siege of Valencia...
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The following list of French general officers (Peninsular War) lists the générals (général de brigade and général de division) and maréchals d'Empire,...
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siege of Astorga was an attempt by French forces to capture Astorga, Spain in a campaign of the Peninsular War. Astorga was located on the flank of the...
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Portuguese general officers (Peninsular War) Hindley, Meredith (2010) "The Spanish Ulcer: Napoleon, Britain, and the Siege of Cádiz" in Humanities, January/February...
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beginning of the Peninsular War.[citation needed] Gunboat War List of battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War War of the Fifth...
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Peninsular War: Spain 200km 125miles Toulouse 12 Vitoria 11 Tordesillas 10 Burgos 9 Salamanca 8 Ciudad 7 Talavera 6 Corunna 5 Tudela 4 Bailén 3 Valencia...
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By the start of 1809 much of the French army was committed to the Peninsular War against Britain, Spain and Portugal. After France withdrew 108,000 soldiers...
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Peninsular War: Third French invasion 200km 125miles V e d r a s T o r r e s Fuentes de Oñoro 8 Sabugal 7 6 Lisbon 5 Bussaco 4 Almeida 3 Ciudad Rodrigo...
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