Siege of Tarragona (1813)

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Siege of Tarragona
Part of the Peninsular War
British-Spanish forces mounting an assault on Tarragona, June 1813
Date 3–11 June 1813 Location Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 41°06′56″N 1°14′58″E / 41.1156°N 1.2494°E / 41.1156; 1.2494 Result Franco-Italian victory
Belligerents
French Empire Kingdom of Italy	United Kingdom, Spain,  Kingdom of Sicily
Commanders and leaders
Antoine Bertoletti Louis-Gabriel Suchet Maurice Mathieu	John Murray Benjamin Hallowell Francisco Copons
Strength
Garrison: 1,600 Relief: 14,000	23,000
Casualties and losses
98 dead or wounded	102 dead or wounded, 18 siege cannons

Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia

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In the siege of Tarragona (3–11 June 1813), an overwhelming Anglo-Allied force commanded by Lieutenant General John Murray, 8th Baronet, failed to capture the Spanish port of Tarragona from a small Franco-Italian garrison led by General of Brigade Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti. Murray was subsequently removed from command for his indecisive and contradictory leadership.