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Battle of Lleida | |||||||
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Part of the Reapers' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) | |||||||
![]() The battle of Lleida by Hippolyte Lecomte | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of France Principality of Catalonia | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt Comte de Roches-Baritault † [1] | Marquis de Leganés | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000[2]-13,000[3] | 22,000[4]-25,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 killed[2] | 2,000 killed[3][2] |
The Battle of Lleida took place on 7 October 1642, during the Catalan Revolt, part of the wider Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). A combined Franco-Catalan army under Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt defeated a larger Spanish force led by Marquis de Leganés, sent to capture the town of Lleida.