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Siege of Bellegarde

Siege of Bellegarde was a siege conducted on 23 May 1793 at Le Perthus, in what is now France; it lasted 32 days. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 6,000, 34 guns against 1,536, 48 guns.

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Redemption of Bellegarde (1793)
Redemption of Bellegarde (1793). José Rubio de Villegas Senior, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 May 1793lasted 32 days
WhereLe Perthus, France42.465N, 2.863E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpain; French ÉmigrésagainstFrance
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,536
Part ofWar of the Pyrenees1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the War of the Pyrenees

Battle of Céret, 1793Siege of Bellegarde, 1793Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793Battle of Marmelade, 1793Battle of Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye, 1793Battle of Ennery, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793First Battle of Boulou, 1793Battle of Villelongue, 1793Battle of Coll de Banyuls, 1793Battle of Collioure, 1793Siege of Collioure, 1794Capture of Fort-Dauphin, 1794Battle of Sans Culottes Camp, 1794Battles of Bellver and Urgell, 1794Battle of Boulou, 1794Battle of Gonaïves, 1794First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Dondon (1794), 1794Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, 1794Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Saint-Raphaël, 1794Battle of the Black Mountain, 1794Siege of Roses, 1794Battle of the Gulf of Roses, 1795Battle of Cistella, 1795Battle of Bàscara, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Bascara, 1795Battle of Las Cahobas, 179517931795Siege of Bellegarde, 1793
33 placed engagements of the War of the Pyrenees in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 May 1793
to 24 June 1793
PlaceLe Perthus, France
42.465N, 2.863E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength6,000, 34 guns1,536, 48 guns
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,536
Commanders
Siege of BellegardeSiege of BellegardeBattle of the Col de PanissarsBattle of BoulouFirst Battle of BoulouBattle of VillelongueBattle of CéretBattle of the Col de PanissarsFirst Battle of BoulouBattle of CéretBarcelonaToulouseMontpellierBéziersMataró100 km42.465N, 2.863E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1285 and 1794.

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Elsewhere in 1793

Siege of Bellegarde is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q63652, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bellegarde (1793), revision 1370739481, 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.