Siege of Tortosa (1810–1811)
Military confrontation between France and Spain in 1810 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Lilli, Conde de Alacha.
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Siege of Tortosa (1810) | |||||||
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Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
Le général de division Suchet, commandant le 3ème corps de l'armée d'Espagne, reçoit la capitulation de la ville de Tortosa, 2 janvier 1811. Oil painting by Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond, 1837 (Palace of Versailles) | |||||||
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First French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Gabriel Suchet | Conde de Alacha | ||||||
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12,000[1] | 11,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000[1] | 11,000[1] |
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Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia