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Siege of Collioure

Siege of Collioure was a siege conducted in 1794 at Collioure, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 14,000 against 7,000–8,000.

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Fought1794
WhereCollioure, France42.527N, 3.081E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSpain
Casualties and losses150and160–1,000, 91 guns; 22 colors
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 Collioure, 1794
33 placed engagements of the War of the Pyrenees in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1794 (year precision)
to 29 May 1794
PlaceCollioure, France
42.527N, 3.081E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength14,0007,000–8,000
Casualties and losses150160–1,000, 91 guns; 22 colors
Commanders
Siege of CollioureSiege of CollioureBattle of CollioureSiege of CollioureSiege of ElnaBattle of VillelongueSiege of BellegardeSiege of ElnaSiege of BellegardeBarcelonaToulouseMontpellierBéziersMataró100 km42.527N, 3.081E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1642 and 1794.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Siege of Collioure 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 Q20977942, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Collioure (1794), revision 1370740315, 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.