Siege of Barcelona (1705)
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The siege of Barcelona took place between 14 September and 19 October 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession when a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough, supporting the Habsburg pretender to the Spanish throne, captured the city of Barcelona from its Spanish Bourbonic defenders, most of whom then joined the Habsburg army.[1]
Siege of Barcelona | |||||||
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Part of War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
Lord Peterborough overseeing the siege of Barcelona | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pro-Bourbon Spain |
England Austria Portugal Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco de Velasco |
Lord Peterborough Earl Stanhope Cloudesley Shovell Philips van Almonde Prince George † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,800[1] 5,000 infantry 800 cavalry |
11,000[1] 8,000 regulars 3,000 militia 52 ships 40 heavy siege guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Entire garrison captured[1] | Unknown |
An attempted landing had been repulsed the previous year at the Landing at Barcelona. Following the city's capture by Peterborough, the Bourbons launched a concerted attempt to recapture it the following year during the 1706 siege of Barcelona, which failed. The city and Catalonia remained in Allied hands until reconquered by the Bourbons in 1714.