Blockade of Barcelona

Blockade of Barcelona
Part of the Peninsular War

French troops being bombarded by English ships at Barcelona, November, 1808 (Pronostich catala historic, geografic, astronomic, instructiu y religios per lo any 1847)
Date1 August – 17 December 1808
Location
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
41°24′16″N 2°09′39″E / 41.4044°N 2.1608°E / 41.4044; 2.1608
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Guillaume Duhesme Joan Miquel de Vives
Strength
8,000 infantry
1,400 cavalry		 19,551 infantry
780 cavalry
Perpignan(France)
Girona(Spain)
Barcelona(Spain)
Roses(Spain)
Tarragona(Spain)
Cardadeu(Spain)
Blockade of Barcelona (Catalonia)

The blockade of Barcelona, from August to December 1808, was the failed attempt by Spanish troops to recapture the French occupied Barcelona during the Peninsular War.

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