Siege of San Sebastián
| Siege of San Sebastián | |||||||
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| Part of Peninsular War | |||||||
The Storming of San Sebastian by Denis Dighton | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marquess of Wellington Sir Thomas Graham | Louis Emmanuel Rey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,750 | 3,380 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,200 killed 3,800 wounded 300 missing |
1,900 killed or wounded 1,200 captured | ||||||
| 1,000 civilians killed in post-battle sack | |||||||
Peninsular War
Vitoria and the Pyrenees, 1813–1814
Vitoria and the Pyrenees, 1813–1814
current battle
The siege of San Sebastián took place between 7 July and 8 September 1813, during the Peninsular War. Allied British and Portuguese forces under the command of Thomas Graham captured the city by assault after a lengthy siege, which followed a failed earlier siege and attack under the lead of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington. The successful assault carried out by Graham forced the surrender of the defending French garrison under Louis Emmanuel Rey. Having broken into the town during the final assault, the allied soldiers rampaged out of control through San Sebastián, abusing and murdering many of its civilian inhabitants and setting fire to many of the city's buildings.