Siege

Siege of Bellegarde

23 May 1793 – 24 Jun 1793 · 42.47° N, 2.86° E

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23 May 1793 – 24 Jun 1793
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Siege
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42.47° N, 2.86° E
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1793 siege during the War of the First Coalition

Siege of Bellegarde (1793)

1793 siege during the War of the First Coalition

The siege of Bellegarde commenced on 23 May 1793 and ended on 24 June 1793 when Colonel Boisbrulé's French garrison surrendered the Fort de Bellegarde to a Spanish army under the command of Antonio Ricardos. The capture of the fort gave Spain control of an important road through the Pyrenees. The siege took place during the War of the Pyrenees, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.

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