Blockade of Barcelona
The blockade of Barcelona, from August to December 1808, was the failed attempt by Spanish troops to recapture the French occupied Barcelona during the Peninsular War.
| Blockade of Barcelona | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
French troops being bombarded by English ships at Barcelona, November, 1808 (Pronostich catala historic, geografic, astronomic, instructiu y religios per lo any 1847) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Guillaume Duhesme | Joan Miquel de Vives | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8,000 infantry 1,400 cavalry |
19,551 infantry 780 cavalry | ||||||
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Blockade of Barcelona (Catalonia)
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