Siege of Zaragoza (1809)

This article is about the siege that took place in 1809. For the siege a year earlier, see Siege of Zaragoza (1808).
Second siege of Zaragoza
Part of the Peninsular War

Assaut du monastère de Santa Engracia by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune. Depicts the fighting of February 8, 1809. Oil on canvas.
Date19 December 1808 – 20 February 1809
Location
Zaragoza, Spain
41°39′00″N 0°53′00″W / 41.6500°N 0.8833°W / 41.6500; -0.8833
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Strength
42,000 regulars
3,500 cavalry
4,500 gunners
50 heavy guns		 30,000 regulars and militia
1,400 cavalry
150 guns
20,000 Spanish civilians
Casualties and losses
6,000 dead or wounded in combat
6,000 died of disease		 30,000 military
34,000 civilians dead
Peninsular War: Napoleon's invasion
210km
130miles
14
Corunna
13
12
11
10
9
8
Zaragoza
7
6
Somosierra
5
Tudela
4
3
2
Roses
1
Zornoza
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The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa) in 1809 during the Peninsular War. It was particularly noted for its brutality. The city was heavily outnumbered against the French. Afterwards, a great part of the city lay in ruins, and the garrison had suffered 24,000 deaths along with 30,000 civilians deaths.

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