Siege of Valencia (1812)

Siege of Valencia (1812)
Part of Peninsular War
Entry of Marshal Suchet in Valencia through the San José Gate on 14 January 1812
Date 26 December 1811 – 9 January 1812 Location Valencia, Spain 39°28′13″N 0°22′36″W / 39.4703°N 0.3767°W / 39.4703; -0.3767 Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Louis Suchet	Joaquín Blake
Strength
20,595–33,000[1]	28,044-33,000[1]
Casualties and losses
2,000[1]	20,281-21,400[1] 374-455 guns[1]

Peninsular war: Aragón Catalonia

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The siege of Valencia from 3 November 1811 to 9 January 1812, saw Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Aragon besiege Captain General Joaquín Blake y Joyes's forces in the city of Valencia, Spain, during the Peninsular War. The 20,000 to 30,000 French troops compelled 16,000 Spanish soldiers to surrender at the conclusion of the siege, although another 7,000 Spaniards escaped from the trap. Suchet quickly converted Valencia into an important base of operations after this Napoleonic Wars action. Valencia, modern-day capital of the Valencian Community, is located on the east coast of Spain.