Siege

Siege of Cádiz

5 Feb 1810 – 24 Aug 1812 · 36.53° N, 6.30° W

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5 Feb 1810 – 24 Aug 1812
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Siege
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36.53° N, 6.30° W
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1810–1812 siege during the Peninsular War

Siege of Cádiz

1810–1812 siege of Peninsular War

The French army besieged the large Spanish naval base of Cádiz from 5 February 1810 to 24 August 1812 during the Peninsular War. Following the occupation of Seville, Cádiz became the Spanish seat of power, and was targeted by 70,000 French troops under the command of the Marshals Claude Victor and Jean-de-Dieu Soult for one of the most important sieges of the war.

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