Second Siege of Badajoz (1811)
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The Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) was a failed British-Portuguese attempt during the Peninsular War to capture the heavily fortified Spanish border city of Badajoz from French control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Anglo-Portuguese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledCity | Badajoz remained in French hands after the siege ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | French garrison of Badajoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedWith |
approach of French relief army under Soult
ⓘ
lifting of the siege by Allied forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Siege of Badajoz (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
hundreds of French casualties
ⓘ
several thousand Allied casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Armand Philippon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francisco Castaños NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Joaquín Blake y Joyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ William Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
heavily fortified city walls
ⓘ
outlying forts ⓘ river Guadiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1811-06-10 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Badajoz
NERFINISHED
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Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–Portuguese border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture of Badajoz from French control ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Allied withdrawal
ⓘ
French victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
demonstrated strength of French fortress defenses in the Peninsular War
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failed attempt to open a route into Spain via Badajoz ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1811-05-25 ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
approximately 3,500–5,000 French defenders
ⓘ
approximately 32,000 Anglo-Portuguese and Spanish troops ⓘ |
| hasTheatre | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Siege of Badajoz (1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
artillery bombardment
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assault on outworks ⓘ formal siege operations ⓘ trench approaches ⓘ |
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