Blockade of Barcelona

Blockade of Barcelona
Part of the Peninsular War
French troops being bombarded by English ships at Barcelona, November, 1808 (Pronostich catala historic, geografic, astronomic, instructiu y religios per lo any 1847)
Date 1 August – 17 December 1808[1] Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 41°24′16″N 2°09′39″E / 41.4044°N 2.1608°E / 41.4044; 2.1608 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Guillaume Duhesme	Joan Miquel de Vives
Strength
8,000 infantry 1,400 cavalry	19,551 infantry 780 cavalry

Perpignan(France)

Girona(Spain)

Barcelona(Spain)

Roses(Spain)

Tarragona(Spain)

Cardadeu(Spain)

Blockade of Barcelona (Catalonia)

The blockade of Barcelona, from August to December 1808, was the failed attempt by Spanish troops to recapture the French occupied Barcelona during the Peninsular War.^[1]