Siege of Leucate
| Siege of Leucate | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) | |||||||
Engraving of the siege and battle of Leucate | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles Schomberg Henri of Harcourt |
Gerardo de Cervellón Juan Alonso Idiáquez Enrique de Aragón, Duke of Cardona | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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20,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 6 cannons |
14,000 infantry 1,300 cavalry 37 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,200 casualties | 1,500 casualties | ||||||
The siege of Leucate was a battle during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). It was a failed Spanish siege which ended by a defeat in a battle against a French relief army.