Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
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siege-of-ciudad-rodrigo-1812-215-2653448
title:
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
text:
The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was the successful investment of the French-occupied city of Ciudad Rodrigo by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army from 7-20 January 1812. Wellington's army, which numbered up to 40,000 men, faced a small French garrison of 1,800 troops under the command of Jean Léonard Barrié. After two breaches were blasted in the city's walls by heavy artillery units of the Royal Artillery, Ciudad Rodrigo was successfully stormed by British troops on the evening of 19 January.
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1812 siege during the Peninsular War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo_(1812)
date created:
2007-11-03T04:49:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T18:18:51Z
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