Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was the successful investment of the French-occupied city of Ciudad Rodrigo by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army from 7–20 January 1812. Wellington's army, which numbered up to 40,000 men, faced a small French garrison of 1,800 troops under the command of Jean Léonard Barrié. After two breaches were blasted in the city's walls by heavy artillery units of the Royal Artillery, the successful storming of Ciudad Rodrigo was conducted by British troops on the evening of 19 January. After overcoming the French defenders, the attacking troops went on a rampage for several hours before order was restored. The Anglo-Portuguese Army suffered casualties of about 1,700 men, including two generals killed. Strategically, the fall of the city opened the northern gateway into French-occupied Spain from Portugal.

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1812 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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1706 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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1707 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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1807 — 1811 Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

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1810 Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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1810 Combat of Barquilla

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1811 Battle of El Bodon

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Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

Gen1812-CiudadRodrigo-Pronostich1847

Cerco e captura de Ciudad Rodrigo 1812

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) map

Craufurd at Ciudad Rodrigo

Liberation of Ciudad Rodrigo from the napoleonic occupation in January 1812.

Espeja - Memorial to Maj-Gal Henry MacKinnon

John Beresford's stele, Almeida

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1706	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Kingdom of Portugal, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1707	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Combat of Barquilla	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Battle of El Bodon	Kingdom of Portugal, First French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo	siege	Wikidata
site	fort	1758	Royal Fortress of the Concepcion	monument, fort, cultural heritage, hotel	Wikidata
commons	image		Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo		Commons
commons	image		Gen1812-CiudadRodrigo-Pronostich1847		Commons
commons	image		Cerco e captura de Ciudad Rodrigo 1812		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) map		Commons
commons	image		Craufurd at Ciudad Rodrigo		Commons
commons	image		Liberation of Ciudad Rodrigo from the napoleonic occupation in January 1812.		Commons
commons	image		Liberation of Ciudad Rodrigo from the napoleonic occupation in January 1812.		Commons
commons	image		Espeja - Memorial to Maj-Gal Henry MacKinnon		Commons
commons	image		Espeja - Memorial to Maj-Gal Henry MacKinnon		Commons
commons	image		John Beresford's stele, Almeida		Commons

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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