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Badajoz, French siege
Battle Name : Badajoz, French siege
Date(s) : 26 January 1811 - 09 March 1811
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , The Peninsular Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for French Peninsular Army [Soult's Corps] over Spanish Garrison
Type of battle : Land, Seige
Summary
Soult made little progress in the face of determined Spanish resistance but on the death of the commander, Gen Menacho, the French were able to deceive and bluff the new commander into a surrender.
Location
The fortress of Badajoz on the Spanish side of the Portugese border about 120 miles due East of Lisbon. (Spain)
Casualty figures
Spanish Garrison
- Number engaged :
- 6,340
- Casualties :
- 5,980 (94.32%)
French Peninsular Army [Soult's Corps]
- Number engaged :
- 16,900
- Casualties :
- 1,900 (11.24%)
