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First Siege of Girona (Peninsular War)
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The first siege of Girona during the Peninsular War, also called the battle of Gerona, took place from 20 to 21 June 1808, when an Imperial French division led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme try to ov
Independence Square in Girona commemorates the struggle against the French from 1808 to 1814.
Independence Square in Girona commemorates the struggle against the French from 1808 to 1814.
Guillaume Duhesme
Guillaume Duhesme
Third siege of Girona (Peninsular War)
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The third siege of Girona occurred in northern Catalonia, Spain from 6 May to 12 December 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars. A significant event of the Peninsular War, France's Grande Armée lay siege t
The Great Day of Girona by Ramón Martí Alsina (1864). The painting depicts the defeat of the French, seen retreating down the hill to the right, at th
The Great Day of Girona by Ramón Martí Alsina (1864). The painting depicts the defeat of the French, seen retreating down the hill to the right, at the end of the battle on 19 September 1809.
General Mariano Álvarez de Castro
General Mariano Álvarez de Castro
Veterans of the 1808-1809 sieges of Girona. Photograph dated 5 November 1864.
Veterans of the 1808-1809 sieges of Girona. Photograph dated 5 November 1864.