Siege of Mequinenza
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title:
Siege of Mequinenza
text:
The siege of Mequinenza saw a 16,000-man Imperial French corps commanded by Louis Gabriel Suchet invest a 1,000-strong Spanish garrison under Colonel Carbon. Mequinenza and its castle were captured by the French after an operation lasting about three weeks. The action occurred during the Peninsular War, which formed part of the Napoleonic Wars. Mequinenza is located at the confluence of the Ebro and Segre Rivers about 211 kilometres (131 mi) west of Barcelona.
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Action of the Peninsular War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mequinenza
date created:
2013-09-22T03:19:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T17:40:33Z
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