Siege of Chaves

Siege of Chaves
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Monument to commemorate the recapture of Chaves by the Portuguese forces.
Date	First siege: 10 to 12 March 1809; Second siege: 21 to 25 March 1809
Location	Chaves, Portugal41°44′39″N 7°28′19″W / 41.74417°N 7.47194°W
Result	French victory (1st); Portuguese victory (2nd)
Belligerents
Portugal	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
First siege:; Francisco Pizarro; Second siege:; Francisco Silveira	First siege:; Marshal Soult; Second siege:; Major Messeger
Strength
First siege:; 3,500 men; 50 cannons Second siege:; 6,000 men	First siege:; 23,000 men; 50 cannons; Second siege:; 1,800 men; 12 cannons
Casualties and losses
First siege:; 3,500 men captured; 50 cannons captured; Second siege:; 4 to 5 men killed	First siege:; No casualties; Second siege:; 300 dead; 1,500 captured; 12 cannons captured; More than 1,000 rifles captured

Chaves

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Peninsular war: Portugal
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The siege of Chaves refers to the French siege and capture of Fort São Francisco and the town of Chaves, Portugal from 10 to 12 March 1809, and the subsequent siege and recapture of the fort by Portuguese forces from 21 to 25 March 1809, during the second French invasion of Portugal in the Peninsular War.