Siege of Zaragoza (1808)

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First siege of Zaragoza
Part of the Peninsular War
Assault on the walls of Saragossa, by January Suchodolski
Date 15 June – 14 August 1808[1] Location Zaragoza, Spain 41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°W / 41.650; -0.883 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
French Empire Duchy of Warsaw	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes Jean-Antoine Verdier	José de Palafox Felipe de Marcq Juan O'Neylle
Strength
9,500[2]-15,500[1]	13,000[1]
Casualties and losses
3,500 killed, wounded or captured[1][3]	3,000-5,000 killed, wounded or captured[1][3]

Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808

200km
125miles

Santander

12

Bailén

11

Rioseco

10

Valencia

9

Girona

8

Zaragoza

7

Cabezón

6

Cadiz

5

Alcolea

4

Valdepeñas

3

Bruch

2

Dos de Mayo
Madrid

1

  

  current battle

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.^[4]