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Siege of Chaves
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| Siege of Chaves | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
 Monument to commemorate the recapture of Chaves by the Portuguese forces. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portugal |
 French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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First siege: Francisco Pizarro Second siege: Francisco Silveira |
First siege: Marshal Soult Second siege: Major Messeger | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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First siege: 6,000 men |
First siege: 1,800 men[4] 12 cannons[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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First siege: 3,500 men captured 50 cannons captured Second siege: 4 to 5 men killed[5] |
First siege: No casualties Second siege: 300 dead[4] 1,500 captured[4] 12 cannons captured[4] More than 1,000 rifles captured[4] | ||||||
The siege of Chaves refers to the French siege and capture of Fort São Francisco and the town of Chaves, Portugal from 10 to 12 March 1809, and the subsequent siege and recapture of the fort by Portuguese forces from 21 to 25 March 1809, during the second French invasion of Portugal in the Peninsular War.[6]
- ^ Napier 1828b, p. 181.
- ^ Napier 1828b, p. 182.
- ^ Southey, p.175
- ^ a b c d e f Soriano 1834, pp. 201–202.
- ^ Menezes 1814, p. 131.
- ^ Esdaile 2003, p. 178.
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