What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1810 – 2 Jan 1811
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.81° N, 0.52° E
- Description
- military confrontation between France and Spain in 1810-1811
Siege of Tortosa (1810–1811)
Military confrontation between France and Spain in 1810
The siege of Tortosa pitted an Imperial French army under General Louis Gabriel Suchet against the Spanish defenders of Tortosa led by General Miguel de Lili Idiáquez, Conde de Alacha. The siege progressed swiftly and Alacha surrendered on 2 January 1811. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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