Siege of Zaragoza (1808)

This article is about the siege which took place in 1808. For the siege which took place a year later, see Siege of Zaragoza (1809).

First siege of Zaragoza
Part of the Peninsular War

Assault on the walls of Saragossa, by January Suchodolski
Date15 June – 14 August 1808[1]
Location
Zaragoza, Spain
41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°W / 41.650; -0.883
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Strength
9,500[2]–15,500[1] 13,000[1]
Casualties and losses
3,500 killed, wounded or captured[1][3] 3,000–5,000 killed, wounded or captured[1][3]
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Capture of the Rosily Squadron June 1808
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Map (1868) of the first siege of Zaragoza

The 1808 siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War. A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e Bodart 1908, p. 389.
  2. ^ Esdaile 2006, p. 871.
  3. ^ a b Esdaile 2006, p. 872.
  4. ^ Esdaile 2003, pp. 67–84.