Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

Wann

7. Jan. 1812 – 20. Jan. 1812

Art

Belagerung

Koordinaten

40.60° N, 6.52° W

Description

1812 siege during the Peninsular War

1812 siege during the Peninsular War

The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was the successful investment of the French-occupied city of Ciudad Rodrigo by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army from 7–20 January 1812. Wellington's army, which numbered up to 40,000 men, faced a small French garrison of 1,800 troops under the command of Jean Léonard Barrié.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „prise de Ciudad Rodrigo par Wellington“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite

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