Siege of Zaragoza (1808)

First siege of Zaragoza
	Part of the Peninsular War
	; Assault on Saragossa by January Suchodolski, 1845
Date	15 June – 14 August 1808
Location	Zaragoza, Spain41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°W
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire; Duchy of Warsaw;	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes; Jean-Antoine Verdier;	José de Palafox; Felipe de Marcq; Juan O'Neylle;
Strength
9,500–15,500	13,000
Casualties and losses
3,500 killed, wounded or captured	3,000–5,000 killed, wounded or captured

Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808

200km
125miles

Santander

12

Bailén

11

Rioseco

10

Valencia

9

Girona

8

Zaragoza

7

Cabezón

6

Cadiz

5

Alcolea

4

Valdepeñas

3

Bruch

2

Dos de Mayo
Madrid

1

current battle

The 1808 siege of Zaragoza (also called 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.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bodart 1908, p. 389.
^ Esdaile 2006, p. 871.
^ ^a ^b Esdaile 2006, p. 872.
^ Esdaile 2003, pp. 67–84.

[FOOTNOTEBodart1908389-1] Bodart 1908, p. 389.

[FOOTNOTEEsdaile2006871-2] Esdaile 2006, p. 871.

[FOOTNOTEEsdaile2006872-3] Esdaile 2006, p. 872.

[FOOTNOTEEsdaile200367–84-4] Esdaile 2003, pp. 67–84.

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Siege of Zaragoza (1808)

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