Siege of Perpignan (1542)
| Siege of Perpignan | |||||||
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| Part of the Italian War of 1542–1546 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dauphin of France | Duke of Alba | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 men | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Thousands of dead, sick or wounded | Unknown, but minor | ||||||
The siege of Perpignan took place in 1542, at Perpignan, between a larger French army commanded by Henry, Dauphin of France and the Spanish garrison at Perpignan. The Spaniards resisted until the arrival of the Spanish army under Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, causing the withdrawal of the French army. The siege was one of the costliest defeats of Francis I of France in the French offensive of 1542.