Siege of Zaragoza (1809)

Second siege of Zaragoza
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Assaut du monastère de Santa Engracia by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune. Depicts the fighting of February 8, 1809. Oil on canvas.
Date	19 December 1808 – 20 February 1809
Location	Zaragoza, Spain41°39′00″N 0°53′00″W / 41.6500°N 0.8833°W
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France; Duchy of Warsaw; Switzerland	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jean Lannes; Louis-Gabriel Suchet; Jeannot de Moncey; Édouard Mortier;	José de Palafox
Strength
42,000 regulars ; 3,500 cavalry ; 4,500 artillery; 50 heavy guns	30,000 regulars and militia; 1,400 cavalry; 150 guns; 20,000 Spanish civilians
Casualties and losses
6,000 dead or wounded in combat; 6,000 died of disease	30,000 military; 34,000 civilians dead

Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion

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Zornoza

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The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa) in 1809 during the Peninsular War. It was particularly noted for its brutality. The city was heavily outnumbered against the French. However, the desperate resistance put up by the Army of Reserve and its civilian allies had been heroic: a great part of the city lay in ruins, the garrison had suffered 24,000 deaths being augmented by 30,000 civilians dead.