What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1808 – 20 Feb 1809
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 41.65° N, 0.88° W
- Description
- 1808-1809 siege of the Peninsular War
Siege of Zaragoza (1809)
1808–1809 siege of the Peninsular War
The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza in 1809 during the Peninsular War. It was particularly noted for its brutality. The city was heavily outnumbered against the French. Afterwards, a great part of the city lay in ruins, and the garrison had suffered 24,000 deaths along with 30,000 civilians deaths.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peninsular War: Second siege of Zaragoza begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Französische Truppen beginnen mit der zweiten Belagerung von Saragossa, nachdem die erste zweimonatige im Sommer 1808 erfolglos war”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du deuxième siège de Saragosse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page