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 numb
British infantry storm the fortress at Ciudad Rodrigo during Wellington's campaign in Spain
Peninsular War
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The Peninsular War was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire du
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
…1,700 men, including two generals killed. Strategically, the fall of the city opened the northern gateway into French-occupied Spain from Portugal. The allied campaign in Spain started with the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. As part of his strategy in Spain, Napoleon ordered Marshal Auguste Marmont to send 10,000 troops to help…
Peninsular war collage
Portrait of Prince John of Braganza by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1817).
Napoleon Bonaparte by Andrea Appiani (1805).
Prince Fernando VII of Spain by Vicente López Portaña