What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1811 – 10 May 1811
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.73° N, 6.91° W
- Description
- 1811 blockade during the Peninsular War
Blockade of Almeida
1811 blockade during the Peninsular War
In the Blockade of Almeida a French garrison under Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand was surrounded by approximately 13,000 Anglo-Allied soldiers led by Generals Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet.
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