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Siege of Zaragoza (1808)

The siege of Zaragoza (also known as the siege of Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War. A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.

Siege of Zaragoza (1808)
Siege of Zaragoza (1808) · January Suchodolski, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
15 Jun 1808 – 14 Aug 1808
Where
Zaragoza
Era
Modern

Topics

Spain264 BCE – todayKingdom of Spain1683 – 1873

Before and after

Siege of Zaragoza (1809)1808 – 1809War of the Fifth Coalition1809Show on timeline

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