Siege of Tarragona (1813)
| Siege of Tarragona | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
British-Spanish forces mounting an assault on Tarragona, June 1813 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France Italy |
United Kingdom Spain Sicily | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marshal Suchet Maurice Mathieu Antoine Bertoletti |
John Murray Benjamin Hallowell Francisco Copons | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Garrison: 1,600 Relief: 14,000 | 23,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 98 dead or wounded |
102 dead or wounded, 18 siege cannons | ||||||
Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia
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In the siege of Tarragona (3–11 June 1813), an overwhelming Anglo-Allied force commanded by Lieutenant General John Murray, 8th Baronet, failed to capture the Spanish port of Tarragona from a small Franco-Italian garrison led by General of Brigade Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti. Murray was subsequently removed from command for his indecisive and contradictory leadership.