Siege of Tarragona

Cuándo

5 may 1811 – 29 jun 1811

Tipo

Asedio

Coordenadas

41.12° N, 1.25° E

Description

1811 siege during the Peninsular War

1811 siege during the Peninsular War

In the siege of Tarragona, from 5 May to 29 June 1811, Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Aragon laid siege to a Spanish garrison led by Lieutenant General Juan Senen de Contreras. A British naval squadron commanded by Admiral Edward Codrington harassed the French besiegers with cannon fire and transported large numbers of reinforcements into the city by sea.

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