Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
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The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) canonical | 7 |
| Siege of Barcelona (1714) | 2 |
| 1714 Siege of Barcelona | 1 |
| Siege of Barcelona | 1 |
| siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bourbon Spain
ⓘ
France ⓘ Principality of Catalonia ⓘ supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ |
| cause |
Catalan support for the Habsburg claimant Charles VI
ⓘ
dispute over the Spanish succession ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
pro-Bourbon Spanish-French side
ⓘ
pro-Habsburg Catalan side ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio de Villarroel
ⓘ
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick ⓘ Rafael Casanova ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1713–1714 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1714-09-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
occupation of Barcelona by Bourbon troops
ⓘ
suppression of Catalan institutions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning | symbol of Catalan resistance ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Principality of Catalonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Catalonia
|
| location |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| memorialDate | September 11 ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | National Day of Catalonia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bourbon forces
ⓘ
Catalan defenders ⓘ |
| outcome | integration of Catalonia into a centralized Bourbon Spanish state ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Treaty of Utrecht
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | defeat commemorated annually in Catalonia ⓘ |
| result |
Bourbon victory
ⓘ
consolidation of Philip V as King of Spain ⓘ end of Catalan institutional autonomy ⓘ fall of Barcelona ⓘ |
| significance |
final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession
ⓘ
key step in the centralization of the Spanish monarchy under the Bourbons ⓘ marked the end of the Catalan constitutions and institutions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1713-07-25 ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | early 18th-century European war engagement ⓘ |
| year |
1713
ⓘ
1714 ⓘ |
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Siege of Barcelona
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siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
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1714 Siege of Barcelona
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Siege of Barcelona (1714)
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Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez
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Siege of Barcelona (1714)