Siege of Zaragoza (1808)
| First siege of Zaragoza | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Assault on Saragossa by January Suchodolski, 1845 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,500–15,500 | 13,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,500 killed, wounded or captured | 3,000–5,000 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808
220km
137miles
137miles
12
Santander
11
Bailén
10
Rioseco
9
Valencia
8
Girona
7
Zaragoza
6
Cabezón
5
Cadiz
4
Alcolea
3
Valdepeñas
2
Bruch
1
Dos de Mayo
Madrid
Madrid
current battle
The 1808 siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War. A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.