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Siege Of Zaragoza (other)
Siege of Zaragoza or Siege of Saragossa may refer to: * * * * * * * * * * Conquest of Zaragoza (1118), in which the city fell to the Kingdom of Aragon * Siege of Zaragoza (1808), in which the city's inhabitants resisted the French during the Peninsular War * Siege of Zaragoza (1809), in which the city fell to the French during the Peninsular War See also * Battle of Saragossa, a 1710 battle in the War of Spanish Succession * Zaragoza Offensive, a 1937 offensive during the Spanish Civil War {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conquest Of Zaragoza (1118)
The Conquest of Zaragoza of 1118 was a military operation led by Alfonso I the Battler, king of Aragón and Pamplona, who It allowed him to take the city of Zaragoza from the Almoravids. History The city, which had once been the capital of the Taifa of Zaragoza,Lafuente, 1998 p. 56 had about inhabitants counting its periphery. It had been previously besieged by Alfonso VI of León in 1086, by Sancho Ramírez in 1091, and by Alfonso I of Aragon himself in 1110. Within the attacking contingent there were, in addition to Aragonese, French, Castilian, Navarrese, and Catalan, beginning the siege in May 1118.Lafuente, 1998 p. 59 Together with the Aragonese king, who joined the siege once it had begun, nobles such as Gastón de Béarn fought or Centule II, Count of Bigorre. The monk Pedro de Librana carried the indulgence papal, granted by the pontiff Gelasius II in December 1118. Stalls, 1995 p. 39 The small defending Almoravid contingent, which lacked a leader after the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Zaragoza (1808)
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. Background The Spanish conventional warfare had started with the Battles of El Bruch. Napoleon at first thought that they were a series of isolated uprisings and despatched a number of small columns to quell them. In Northeastern Spain Marshal Bessières assigned General Lefebvre-Desnouettes to quell the revolt in Aragon. Eventually his column included 5,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry and two artillery batteries. Lefebvre quickly discovered, however, that the revolt was much more widespread than had been believed. The Spanish side was led by General José de Palafox who was the second son in an aristocratic Spanish family. He was appointed Captain-General of Aragon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Zaragoza (1809)
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. However, the desperate resistance put up by the Army of Reserve and its civilian allies had been heroic: a great part of the city lay in ruins, the garrison had suffered 24,000 deaths being augmented by 30,000 civilians dead. Background The Spanish campaign in early 1809 started with the Battle of Uclés. Historical context As a part of the Dos de Mayo (2 May) uprising the city had already successfully resisted a first siege from 15 June 1808 to 14 August 1808. This was one of the first times in history that a regular army was defeated by irregulars in street fighting. Further defeats – especially the surrender of General Dupont at the Battle of Bailén – forced King Joseph Bonaparte to withdraw behind the Ebro River, abandoning mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saragossa
The Battle of Saragossa, also known as the Battle of Zaragoza, took place on 20 August 1710 during the War of the Spanish Succession. A Spanish Bourbon army loyal to Philip V of Spain and commanded by the Marquis de Bay was defeated by a Grand Alliance force under Guido Starhemberg. Despite this victory, which allowed Philip's rival Archduke Charles to enter the Spanish capital of Madrid, the allies were unable to consolidate their gains. Forced to retreat, they suffered successive defeats at Brihuega in November and Villaviciosa in December, which effectively ended their chances of installing Archduke Charles on the Spanish throne. Background The 1710 Spanish campaign opened on 15 May when the Spanish Bourbon army commanded by Philip V in person and Francisco Castillo Fajardo, Marquis of Villadarias, advanced on the town of Balaguer.Cust, p. 114 Guido Starhemberg, commander of the Allied forces in Catalonia, halted this attempt by preventing the Spanish from f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
