Siege of Lleida took place between 13 May - 30 July 1644 during the
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War ( ca, Guerra dels Segadors, , es, Guerra de los Segadores), also known as the Catalan Revolt, was a conflict that affected a large part of the Principality of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an enduring ef ...
when a
Spanish
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force under
Felipe da Silva besieged and attacked the
Franco
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Catalan garrison of the town of
Lleida - after intense fighting the town finally surrendered on 30 July.
Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
Philippe, Comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 – 24 March 1657) was a French soldier and Marshal of France, who served as Viceroy of Catalonia when it was occupied by France during the Franco-Spanish War. He was awarded the Spanish title of Du ...
, who failed to lift the Spanish siege was replaced by
Henri de Lorraine, count of Harcourt. the Spanish took
Balaguer
Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city i ...
in September and
Agramunt
Agramunt is a municipality (''municipi'') in the ''comarca'' of the Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated in the north of the ''comarca'', near the border with the Noguera. The town centre is protected as a historic-artistic monument, especially t ...
in October. After the conquest of
Roses, the frontline stabilized for many years, until the Spanish
Siege of Barcelona (1651).
Lleida
1644 in Spain
Conflicts in 1644
Lleida 1644
Lleida 1642
Lleida
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