Peninsular War (1808-1814). Second siege of Gerona (24 July to 16 August 1808). In their first attempt to take the city, Duhesme's troops finally had to retreat, attacked by a Spanish army that came to the city's rescue and by a column of the besieged, who made a sortie. In the second siege, the French, commanded by General Honore Charles Reille (1775-1860), planned a new attack but failed to take the city. The Napoleonic troops led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, were defeated. Sortie of the garrison of Gerona. Chromolithography. El Grito de Independencia (The scream for independence), by Carlos Mendoza. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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Peninsular War (1808-1814). Second siege of Gerona (24 July to 16 August 1808). In their first attempt to take the city, Duhesme's troops finally had to retreat, attacked by a Spanish army that came to the city's rescue and by a column of the besieged, who made a sortie. In the second siege, the French, commanded by General Honore Charles Reille (1775-1860), planned a new attack but failed to take the city. The Napoleonic troops led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, were defeated. Sortie of the garrison of Gerona. Chromolithography. El Grito de Independencia (The scream for independence), by Carlos Mendoza. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Date

02 janv. 1890

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG26A39_118

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Droits gérés

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46.4Mo (8.6Mo) / 40.0cm x 29.1cm / 4724 x 3433 (300dpi)

Mots clés

history war battle engagement fighting siege besiege Peninsular War Iberian Peninsula Gerona 19th century French War Napoleonic Wars Spain Spanish Spanish army defense Europe Catalonia battlefield Spanish War of Independence Catalan injured wounded corpse soldiers troops garrison attack

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