First siege of Badajoz (1811)

First siege of Badajoz (1811)
Part of Peninsular War
Map of the Battle of the Gebora and the first siege of Badajoz
Date 26 January 1811 - 11 March 1811[1] Location Badajoz, Spain 38°52′49″N 6°58′31″W / 38.88028°N 6.97528°W / 38.88028; -6.97528 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
First French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Soult	Rafael Menacho (KiA); José Imaz
Strength
17,000[1]	21,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed or wounded[1]	7,000 killed or wounded[1] 14,000 captured[1]

Peninsular War
Castile 1811–13

200km
125miles

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Burgos

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Salamanca

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Astorga

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Ciudad Rodrigo

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Arlabán

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Albuera

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Campo Maior

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Badajoz

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The first siege of Badajoz was a siege carried out during the Peninsular War on the Spanish town of Badajoz, by the French general Soult.

It commenced on 27 January 1811,^[2] despite the fact that Gazan's infantry division of 6,000 men, which was escorting the siege train, would not arrive until 3 February.^[3] The previous day, Soult had sent General Latour-Maubourg's six cavalry battalions across the Guadiana to blockade the fortress's northern approach.^[4]