Siege of Bellegarde (1793)
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The Siege of Bellegarde (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in the eastern Pyrenees in which French forces besieged and captured the strategic fortress of Bellegarde from Spain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Bellegarde (1794) | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the French Revolutionary Wars
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Franco-Spanish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio Ricardos
NERFINISHED
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Louis-Charles de Flers NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquis de las Amarillas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Truillas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationTypeInvolved | mountain fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonSurrenderedTo | French forces ⓘ |
| hasCause | War between revolutionary France and Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1793-06-24 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1793-05-23 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | operations along the Pyrenees frontier in 1793 ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Pyrenees
NERFINISHED
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Fort de Bellegarde NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Le Perthus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrénées-Orientales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Pyrenees front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort de Bellegarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
NERFINISHED
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Spanish garrison of Bellegarde ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | French campaign in the eastern Pyrenees in 1793 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1793 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish capture of Bellegarde in 1793 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | recapture Bellegarde from Spain ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
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capture of Fort de Bellegarde by France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key invasion route between France and Spain
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control of the Perthus Pass ⓘ |
| usedTactic | formal siege operations ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType | artillery ⓘ |
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