The First Siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War (1807–1814). A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.
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| - The First Siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War (1807–1814). A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.
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- Total: 6,500
- Total: 9,500
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Commander
| - Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
- Felipe Augusto de Saint-Marcq
- Jean-Antoine Verdier
- José de Palafox y Melzi
- Juan O'Neylle
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| - Assault on the walls of Saragossa by January Suchodolski, oil on canvas, 1845.
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- 5000(xsd:integer)
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combatant
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- Kingdom of Spain
- Duchy of Warsaw
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| - The First Siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War (1807–1814). A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.
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