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Siege of Barcelona

Siege of Barcelona was a siege conducted on 25 July 1713 at Barcelona, in what is now Spain; it lasted 14 months. It was part of the War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia, which ran from 1701 to 1714. The recorded result: Bourbon victory.

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The assaut on the main body of the place (Asalto general del 11 de septiembre de 1714)
The assaut on the main body of the place (Asalto general del 11 de septiembre de 1714). Jacques Rigaud (1680–1754) / Parr / Bowles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 July 1713lasted 14 months
WhereBarcelona, Spain41.402N, 2.167E
OutcomeBourbon victory
BelligerentsPro-Bourbon Spain; Kingdom of FranceagainstPro-Habsburg Spain; 20px Principality of Catalonia
Casualties and losses10,000 dead or woundedand13,000 dead or wounded
Part ofWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia1701 to 1714

Where it sits in the War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia

Landing at Barcelona, 1704Battle of Montjuïc, 1705Battle of Congost, 1705Siege of Barcelona, 1705Siege of Barcelona, 1706Siege of Lleida, 1707Siege of Tortosa, 1708Battle of Almenar, 1710Siege of Girona, 1710Battle of Prats del Rey, 1711Siege of Cardona, 1711Siege of Girona, 1712Siege of Barcelona, 1713Battle of the Convent of Santa Madrona, 1713Battle of Arbúcies, 1714Naval Battle of Barcelona, 1714Battle of the Convent dels Caputxins, 1714Battle of Santa Clara Bastion, 1714Battle of 11th of September, 171417041714Siege of Barcelona, 1713
19 placed engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 July 1713
to 11 September 1714
PlaceBarcelona, Spain
41.402N, 2.167E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength40,000 regulars; 80 cannons; 20 howitzers20,000 regulars of the Army of Catalonia; 4,700 militians of the Coronela; Some pieces of artillery
Casualties and losses10,000 dead or wounded13,000 dead or wounded
Commanders
  • Antoni de Villarroel
  • Rafael Casanova
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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 1713

Siege of Barcelona is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q688436, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714), revision 1381088953, 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.