Sujet

Siege of Tarragona, Peninsular War, (1808-1814), Catalonia, Spain, 1811 (1853). Creator: Ildefonso Cibera.

Légende

Siege of Tarragona, Peninsular War, (1808-1814), Catalonia, Spain, 1811 (1853). It confronted the French troops under the command of General Suchet against the Spanish troops led by Juan Senen de Contreras, military governor of the city. The fighting took place between 5 May and 29 June 1811, ending with the French occupation of the city. Tarragona remained under French control until Suchet's retreating on 13 August 1813. From "Historia General de España" by Father Mariana, Madrid, 1853.

Date

1853

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM26A20_450

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31.1Mo (2.9Mo) / 28.5cm x 27.3cm / 3366 x 3226 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe city urban building female women woman people male boy boys child children man men historical arts country French France Spain Spanish statue statues art book guy smoke occupation violence continent European lying fighting combat fight conflict territorial war cannon location century Catalonia wound literature TERRITORY concept violent chaos B&W lying down wounded barricade engraved engraving chaotic Tarragona 19th century gunfire black & white black and white B W locals Local People armaments nineteenth century siege history historic 1810s 1850s carnage hand-to-hand Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War TGN street building exterior engraving landscape occupied territory 1853 1811 Mariana 19th-century Juan de General history of Spain Historia General de Espana Historia General de España Juan de Mariana Father Mariana Ildefonso Cibera Cibera Ildefonso Louis Gabriel Suchet Suchet Louis Gabriel duc d'Albufera da Valencia Louis-Gabriel Duke of Albufera Albufera Louis-Gabriel Suchet LT L Father Juan de Mariana Siege of Tarragona