Siege of Valencia (1812)

Siege of Valencia (1812)
	Part of Peninsular War
	; Entry of Marshal Suchet in Valencia through the San José Gate on 14 January 1812
Date	26 December 1811 – 9 January 1812
Location	Valencia, Spain39°28′13″N 0°22′36″W / 39.4703°N 0.3767°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Marshal Suchet	Joaquín Blake
Strength
20,595–33,000	28,044–33,000
Casualties and losses
2,000	20,281–21,400; 374–455 guns

Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia

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The siege of Valencia from 3 November 1811 to 9 January 1812, saw Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Aragon besiege Captain General Joaquín Blake y Joyes's forces in the city of Valencia, Spain, during the Peninsular War. The 20,000 to 30,000 French troops compelled 16,000 Spanish soldiers to surrender at the conclusion of the siege, although another 7,000 Spaniards escaped from the trap. Suchet quickly converted Valencia into an important base of operations after this Napoleonic Wars action. Valencia, modern-day capital of the Valencian Community, is located on the east coast of Spain.