What the records say
- When
- 15 May 1810 – 8 Jun 1810
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 41.37° N, 0.30° E
- Description
- 1810 siege
Siege of Mequinenza
Action of the Peninsular War
The siege of Mequinenza saw a 16,000-man Imperial French corps commanded by Louis Gabriel Suchet invest a 1,000-strong Spanish garrison under Colonel Carbon. Mequinenza and its castle were captured by the French after an operation lasting about three weeks. The action occurred during the Peninsular War, which formed part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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