Siege of Cádiz
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The Siege of Cádiz was a major Napoleonic War engagement (1810–1812) in which French forces unsuccessfully blockaded the Spanish port city, which served as a key stronghold of Spanish resistance and the site of the liberal Cortes of Cádiz.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
event of the Peninsular War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cortes of Cádiz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Constitution of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish liberal movement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French withdrawal from Andalusia ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British troops
ⓘ
Portuguese troops ⓘ Spanish troops ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityUnderSiege | Cádiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately two years ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to Atlantic trade routes
ⓘ
symbolic center of Spanish resistance to Napoleon ⓘ |
| involves | blockade of a major port city ⓘ |
| location |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cádiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French blockade of Cádiz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
failure of French to take the city ⓘ protection of the Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ role as stronghold of Spanish resistance ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French forces ⓘ Portuguese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
French campaign in Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | French advances in Andalusia ⓘ |
| result |
French failure to capture Cádiz
ⓘ
Spanish and allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ |
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