Siege of Tortosa (1810–1811)

Siege of Tortosa
	Part of Peninsular War
	; General of division Suchet, commanding the 3rd corps of the Army of Spain, receives the capitulation of the city of Tortosa, 2 January 1811; Oil painting by Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond, 1837
Date	16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811 (2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain40°48′41″N 0°31′10″E / 40.8114°N 0.5194°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Louis Gabriel Suchet	Miguel de Lili Idiaquez
Strength
12,000 men; 58 guns	7,129 men; 182 guns
Casualties and losses
~400 dead or wounded	1,400 dead or wounded; 3,974 captured

Peninsular War: Aragon and Catalonia

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137miles

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Castalla

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Valencia

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Tortosa

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María

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The siege of Tortosa (16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811) pitted an Imperial French army under General Louis Gabriel Suchet against the Spanish defenders of Tortosa led by General Miguel de Lili Idiáquez, Conde de Alacha. The siege progressed swiftly and Alacha surrendered on 2 January 1811. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.