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Siege of Astorga, the Glossary

The siege of Astorga was an attempt by French forces to capture Astorga, Spain in a campaign of the Peninsular War.^[1]

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1810 in Spain
April 1810 events
History of the province of León
March 1810 events
Military history of Castile and León
Sieges of the Napoleonic Wars
Sieges of the Peninsular War

André Masséna

André Masséna, Prince of Essling, Duke of Rivoli (born Andrea Massena; 6 May 1758 – 4 April 1817), was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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Astorga (Leonese: Estorga) is a municipality and city of Spain located in the central area of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, southwest of the provincial capital.

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Battle of Bussaco

The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.

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Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

At the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (3–5 May 1811), the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellington checked an attempt by the French Army of Portugal under Marshal André Masséna to relieve the besieged city of Almeida. Siege of Astorga and Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro are Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe and military history of Castile and León.

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Battle of Redinha

The Battle of Redinha was a rearguard action which took place on March 12, 1811, during Masséna's retreat from Portugal, by a French division under Marshal Ney against a considerably larger Anglo-Portuguese force under Wellington.

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Battle of Sabugal

The Battle of Sabugal was an engagement of the Peninsular War which took place on 3 April 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and French troops under the command of Marshal André Masséna.

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Bertrand Clauzel

Bertrand, Comte Clauzel (12 December 1772 – 21 April 1842) was a French soldier who served in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

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Blockade of Almeida

In the Blockade of Almeida (14 April – 10 May 1811) a French garrison under Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand was surrounded by approximately 13,000 Anglo-Allied soldiers led by Generals Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet.

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Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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History of Spain (1808–1874)

Spain in the 19th century was a country in turmoil.

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Irish Legion

The Irish Legion (Légion irlandaise) was a light infantry regiment in service of the French Imperial Army established in 1803 for an anticipated invasion of Ireland.

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Jean-Andoche Junot

Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort

Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort (28 August 1793 – 24 December 1861) was a French artist who painted in both oil and water colours.

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José María Santocildes

José María Santocildes y Llanos (1771–1847) was a Spanish general during the Peninsular War.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Lines of Torres Vedras

The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War.

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Louis Henri Loison

Louis Henri Loison (16 May 1771 – 30 December 1816) briefly joined the French Army in 1787 and after the French Revolution became a junior officer.

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Macmillan Publishers

Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd in the UK and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC in the US) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers (along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster).

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana

Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761–1811) was a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Province of León

León is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Siege of Almeida (1810)

In the siege of Almeida, Portugal, the French corps of Marshal Michel Ney captured the border fortress from Brigadier General William Cox's Portuguese garrison. Siege of Astorga and siege of Almeida (1810) are Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, sieges involving France, sieges of the Napoleonic Wars and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Siege of Cádiz

The siege of Cádiz was a siege of the large Spanish naval base of Cádiz by a French army from 5 February 1810 to 24 August 1812 during the Peninsular War. Siege of Astorga and siege of Cádiz are 1810 in Spain, sieges involving France, sieges involving Spain and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810)

In the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, in Salamanca, Spain, the French Marshal Michel Ney took the fortified city from Field Marshal Andrés Pérez de Herrasti on 10 July 1810 after a siege that began on 26 April. Siege of Astorga and siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) are 1810 in Spain, Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, military history of Castile and León, sieges involving France, sieges involving Spain, sieges of the Napoleonic Wars and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Valladolid

Valladolid is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Astorga

Also known as The Siege of Astorga.