Landing at Barcelona (1704)

Landing at Barcelona
Part of War of the Spanish Succession
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Date 27–31 May 1704 Location Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, Spain Result Aborted Allied landing.
Belligerents
England  Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain	Pro-Bourbon Spain
Commanders and leaders
George Rooke George of Hesse-Darmstadt	Francisco de Velasco
Strength
48 ships, 2,600 troops	880 troops, 5,000 militia
Casualties and losses
none	none

The Landing at Barcelona was a failed Allied attempt in May 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession to capture the city of Barcelona from its Spanish pro-Bourbon defenders.