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Siege of Barcelona

Siege of Barcelona was a siege conducted on 12 June 1697 at Barcelona, in what is now Spain; it lasted 59 days. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 25,000–32,000 men against Unknown.

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Plànol del setge de Barcelona de 1697 on es pot veure la ciutat, la muntanya de Montjuïc i Tibidabo.
Plànol del setge de Barcelona de 1697 on es pot veure la ciutat, la muntanya de Montjuïc i Tibidabo.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 June 1697lasted 59 days
WhereBarcelona, Spain41.383N, 2.167E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstCrown of Aragon
Casualties and losses9,000 - 15,000and5,300 - 12,000
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Leuze, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Action at Cherbourg, 1692Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ötisheim, 1692Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Roses, 1693Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Battle of Torroella, 1694Capture of Palamós, 1694Siege of Girona, 1694Battle of Camaret, 1694Battle of Texel, 1694Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Raid on Cartagena de Indias, 1697Siege of Ath, 1697Siege of Barcelona, 1697Battle of Hudson's Bay, 169716881697Siege of Barcelona, 1697
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Record

Date12 June 1697
to 10 August 1697
PlaceBarcelona, Spain
41.383N, 2.167E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength25,000–32,000 menUnknown
Casualties and losses9,000 - 15,0005,300 - 12,000
Commanders
Siege of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaBattle of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaBattle of MontjuïcBattle of BarcelonaAndorraTarragonaMataró100 km41.383N, 2.167E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 31 times between AD 510 and 1937.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1697

Siege of Barcelona is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485835, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Barcelona (1697), revision 1384205441, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.