Second siege of Girona
1808 siege during the Peninsular War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The second siege of Girona was the second unsuccessful French attempt to capture the city of Girona (spelled "Gerona" in Castilian) during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.[3]
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Siege of Girona (1808) | |||||||
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Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
Image of Girona after 1809 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First French Empire | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Guillaume Duhesme Honoré Reille |
Brigadier, Count of Caldagues | ||||||
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13,000[1] |
O'Donovan: 3,750 Caldagues: 7,000 6,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
271, all guns | light |
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Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808
General Duhesme's siege operations were interrupted by the Count of Caldagues's attack on 16 August, which ended the siege,[4] leaving behind a considerable amount of materiel and provisions.