Siege of Barcelona (1705)
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The Siege of Barcelona (1705) was a major early campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces captured the city from Bourbon control, helping to establish Barcelona as a key stronghold for the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Barcelona (1705) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Allied siege of Barcelona (1705) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackers | Anglo-Dutch-Habsburg expeditionary force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bourbon Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Principality of Catalonia (pro-Habsburg faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francisco de Velasco NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| defenders | Bourbon Spanish garrison of Barcelona ⓘ |
| endDate | 1705-10-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied campaigns in Valencia and Aragon (War of the Spanish Succession) ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | Francisco de Velasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assault on Montjuïc (1705)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
naval bombardment of Barcelona (1705) ⓘ |
| involved |
Catalan pro-Habsburg militias
ⓘ
land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early phase of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| objective |
to secure a base in Catalonia for the Habsburg claimant
ⓘ
to seize Barcelona from Bourbon control ⓘ |
| opposedClaimant | Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | proclamation of Archduke Charles as Charles III in Barcelona ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | dispute over the Spanish succession between Bourbon and Habsburg claimants ⓘ |
| precededBy | failed Allied attempt on Barcelona (1704) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catalan support for Charles III of Spain
ⓘ
Treaty of Genoa (1705) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
capture of Barcelona by Allied forces ⓘ establishment of Barcelona as a Habsburg stronghold ⓘ |
| significance |
helped consolidate Habsburg support in Catalonia
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made Barcelona a key Allied stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| startDate | 1705-09-13 ⓘ |
| supportedClaimant | Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1705 ⓘ |
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