Siege of Badajoz

In the siege of Badajoz, also called the third siege of Badajoz, an Anglo-Portuguese Army under the command of the Arthur Wellesley, the Earl of Wellington besieged Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison. The siege was one of the bloodiest in the Napoleonic Wars and was considered a costly victory by the British, with some 4,800 Allied soldiers killed or wounded in a few short hours of intense fighting during the storming of the breaches as the siege drew to an end. Enraged at the huge number of casualties they suffered in seizing the city, the troops broke into houses and stores consuming vast quantities of alcohol with many of them then going on a rampage, threatening their officers and ignoring their commands to desist, and even killing several. It took three days before the men were brought back into order. When order was restored, an estimated 200–300 civilians had been killed or injured.

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1812 Siege of Badajoz

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-146 Battle of Tribola

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1086 Battle of Sagrajas

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1134 Battle of Badajoz

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1169 Siege of Badajoz

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1170 Capture of Juromenha

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1385 Battle of Valverde

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1644 Siege of Elvas

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1658 Siege of Badajoz

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1659 Battle of the Lines of Elvas

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1705 Siege of Badajoz

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1709 Battle of La Gudiña

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1712 Siege of Campo Maior

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1762 Battle of Oughela

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1811 Siege of Olivença

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1811 First Siege of Badajoz

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1811 Battle of the Gebora

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1811 Battle of Campo Maior

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1811 Second Siege of Badajoz

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1811 Battle of Albuera

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1811 Second Siege of Badajoz, Part II

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1812 Battle of Almagro

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1936 Battle of Badajoz

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French Artillery Officers, 1812

Lieutenant Colonel Macleod at Badajoz (alt)

Battle of Badajoz

Sir Thomas Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by J. J. Jenkins

Taking the Bishop’s Palace during the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812

Wellington after the Siege, by Richard Caton Woodville

Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by R. Westall

Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by Henri Dupray

Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by Richard Caton Woodville

Lieutenant Colonel Macleod at Badajoz

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1009	Taifa of Badajoz		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Valverde	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	146	Battle of Tribola	Roman Republic, battle, Lusitanians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1086	Battle of Sagrajas	Almoravid dynasty, battle, taifa	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1134	Battle of Badajoz	Almoravid dynasty, battle, Kingdom of Castile	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1169	Siege of Badajoz	Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Leon, siege, Almohad Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1170	Capture of Juromenha	Kingdom of Portugal, battle, Almohad Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1385	Battle of Valverde	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Elvas	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Badajoz	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1659	Battle of the Lines of Elvas	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1705	Siege of Badajoz	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1709	Battle of La Gudiña	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1712	Siege of Campo Maior	Kingdom of Portugal, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Oughela	Kingdom of Portugal, battle, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Siege of Olivença	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	First Siege of Badajoz	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Battle of the Gebora	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Battle of Campo Maior	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Second Siege of Badajoz	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Battle of Albuera	First French Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Second Siege of Badajoz, Part II	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Almagro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Badajoz	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Battle of Badajoz	battle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castelo de Juromenha	cultural heritage, fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1310	Castle of Campo Maior	cultural heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortim de São Pedro	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortlet of São Domingos	blockhouse, cultural heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortlet of São Mamede	cultural heritage, fort, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte de San Cristobal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	defence work, architectural ensemble, fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Praça-forte de Elvas	stronghold, cultural heritage, defensive wall, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Walls of Olivenza, Badajoz	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1648	Forte de Santa Luzia	fort, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1792	Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort	fort, archaeological site, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	museum		Museu Militar de Elvas	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Atalaya de Torrequebrada, Badajoz	watchtower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre del Palacio Episcopal	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		French Artillery Officers, 1812		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Colonel Macleod at Badajoz (alt)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Badajoz		Commons
commons	image		Sir Thomas Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by J. J. Jenkins		Commons
commons	image		Taking the Bishop’s Palace during the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812		Commons
commons	image		Wellington after the Siege, by Richard Caton Woodville		Commons
commons	image		Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by R. Westall		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by Henri Dupray		Commons
commons	image		Siege of Badajoz, 6 April 1812, by Richard Caton Woodville		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Colonel Macleod at Badajoz		Commons