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Siege of Astorga (1812), the Glossary

The siege of Astorga of 1812 took place between 29 June and 19 August 1812, at Astorga, León, Castile-León, Spain, during the Peninsular War.^[1]

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1812 in Spain
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.

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Astorga, Spain

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 Albuera

The Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) was a battle during the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Almaraz

The Battle of Almaraz was fought during the Peninsular War on 18–19 May 1812, in which the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lord Hill destroyed a French pontoon bridge across the River Tagus, in Almaraz, Spain. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Almaraz are 1812 in Spain.

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Battle of Arlabán (1811)

The Battle of Arlabán, also known as the First Surprise of Arlabán, took place at the heights of Arlabán, the mountain pass that separates the Basque provinces of Guipúzcoa and Álava, on 25 May 1811, during the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Arlabán (1812)

The Battle of Arlabán of 1812, also known as the Second Surprise of Arlabán, took place in the mountain pass of Arlabán, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, near the border with France, on 9 April 1812, during the Peninsular War. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Arlabán (1812) are 1812 in Spain.

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Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos

The Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos took place on 28 October 1811 during the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Campo Maior

In the Battle of Campo Maior, or Campo Mayor (an older spelling most often used in English language accounts), on 25 March 1811, Brigadier General Robert Ballard Long with a force of Anglo-Portuguese cavalry, the advance-guard of the army commanded by William Beresford, clashed with a French force commanded by General of Division Marie Victor de Fay, marquis de Latour-Maubourg.

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Battle of Cogorderos

The Battle of Cogorderos took place at Cogorderos, in the Province of León, Castile-León, on 23 June 1811, between a French force under Brigadier General Jean-André Valletaux and a Spanish force commanded by General Francisco Taboada y Gil during the Peninsular War. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Cogorderos are History of the province of León and military history of Castile and León.

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Battle of García Hernández

In the Battle of García Hernández on 23 July 1812, two brigades of Anglo-German cavalry led by Major-General Eberhardt Otto George von Bock defeated 4,000 French infantry led by Major-General Maximilien Foy. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of García Hernández are 1812 in Spain, July 1812 events and military history of Castile and León.

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Battle of Maguilla

In the Battle of Maguilla (11 June 1812) a British cavalry brigade led by Major General John Slade attacked a similar-sized French cavalry brigade commanded by General of Brigade Charles Lallemand. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Maguilla are 1812 in Spain and June 1812 events.

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Battle of Majadahonda

The Battle of Majadahonda (11 August 1812) saw an Imperial French cavalry division led by Anne-François-Charles Trelliard attack two brigades of cavalry under Benjamin d'Urban and forming the advance guard of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington's army. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Majadahonda are 1812 in Spain and August 1812 events.

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Battle of Salamanca

The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle of the Arapiles) took place on 22July 1812. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Salamanca are 1812 in Spain, July 1812 events and military history of Castile and León.

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Battle of the Gebora

The Battle of the Gebora took place during the Peninsular War between Spanish and French armies on 19 February 1811, northwest of Badajoz, Spain.

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Battle of Tordesillas (1812)

In the Battle of Tordesillas, Battle of Villa Muriel or Battle of Palencia between 25 and 29 October 1812, a French army led by Joseph Souham pushed back an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish army commanded by Arthur Wellesley, Marquess Wellington. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Tordesillas (1812) are 1812 in Spain, sieges involving France and sieges involving Spain.

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Battle of Usagre

In the Battle of Usagre on 25 May 1811, Anglo-Allied cavalry commanded by Major-General William Lumley routed a French cavalry force led by Major-General Marie Victor Latour-Maubourg at the village of Usagre, Spain, in the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Venta del Pozo

The Battle of Venta del Pozo, also known as the Battle of Villodrigo by the French and Spanish, was a rear-guard action fought as part of the Peninsular War on 23 October 1812 between an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre François Xavier Boyer. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Venta del Pozo are 1812 in Spain and military history of Castile and León.

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Battle of Villagarcia

In the Battle of Villagarcia (also known as the Battle of Llerena) on 11 April 1812, British cavalry commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton routed a French cavalry force led by Général de Brigade Charles Lallemand at the village of Villagarcia in the Peninsular War. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Battle of Villagarcia are 1812 in Spain.

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Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

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Combat of Navas de Membrillo

The combat of Navas de Membrillo took place on 29 December 1811 near Mérida, Spain, and saw the British light cavalry of General Rowland Hill assault a small Imperial French force led by Captain Neveux.

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First French Empire

The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

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First siege of Badajoz (1811)

The first siege of Badajoz was a siege carried out during the Peninsular War on the Spanish town of Badajoz, by the French general Soult. Siege of Astorga (1812) and first siege of Badajoz (1811) are sieges involving France, sieges involving Spain and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén

Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri, 1st Duke of Bailén (1758–1852) was a Spanish military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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History of Spain (1808–1874)

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

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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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Maximilien Sébastien Foy

Maximilien Sébastien Foy (3 February 1775 – 28 November 1825) was a French military leader, statesman and writer.

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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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Second siege of Badajoz (1811)

The second siege of Badajoz (22 April – 12 May and 18 May – 10 June, 1811) saw an Anglo-Portuguese Army, first led by William Carr Beresford and later commanded by Arthur Wellesley, the Viscount Wellington, besiege a French garrison under Armand Philippon at Badajoz, Spain. Siege of Astorga (1812) and second siege of Badajoz (1811) are sieges involving France, sieges involving Spain, sieges of the Napoleonic Wars and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Siege of Astorga

The siege of Astorga was an attempt by French forces to capture Astorga, Spain in a campaign of the Peninsular War. Siege of Astorga (1812) and siege of Astorga are History of the province of León, 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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Siege of Badajoz (1812)

The Siege of Badajoz (16 March – 6 April 1812), also called the Third Siege of Badajoz, was an Anglo-Portuguese Army under the Earl of Wellington (later the Duke of Wellington) besieged Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison. Siege of Astorga (1812) and Siege of Badajoz (1812) are 1812 in Spain, sieges involving France, sieges of the Napoleonic Wars and sieges of the Peninsular War.

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Siege of Burgos

At the siege of Burgos, from 19 September to 21 October 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese Army led by General Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington tried to capture the castle of Burgos from its French garrison under the command of General of Brigade Jean-Louis Dubreton. Siege of Astorga (1812) and siege of Burgos are 1812 in Spain, 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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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)

The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, (7–20 January 1812) had the Viscount Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army besiege the city's French garrison under General of Brigade Jean Léonard Barrié. Siege of Astorga (1812) and siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) are 1812 in Spain, 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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Astorga_(1812)

Siege of Astorga (1812), the Glossary

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1812 in Spain

August 1812 events

History of the province of León

July 1812 events

June 1812 events

Military history of Castile and León

Sieges of the Napoleonic Wars

Sieges of the Peninsular War

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