Second siege of Girona

Siege of Girona (1808)
Part of Peninsular War
Image of Girona after 1809
Date 24 July to 16 August 1808 Location Girona, Catalonia, Spain 41°58′N 2°49′E / 41.967°N 2.817°E / 41.967; 2.817 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Guillaume Duhesme Honoré Reille	Brigadier, Count of Caldagues
Strength
13,000[1]	O'Donovan: 3,750 Caldagues: 7,000 6,000[2]
Casualties and losses
271, all guns	light

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

  

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The second siege of Girona was the second unsuccessful French attempt to capture the city of Girona (spelled "Gerona" in Castilian) during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.^[3]

General Duhesme's siege operations were interrupted by the Count of Caldagues's attack on 16 August, which ended the siege,^[4] leaving behind a considerable amount of materiel and provisions.