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Siege of Perpignan

Siege of Perpignan was a siege conducted on 4 November 1641 at Perpignan, in what is now Spain; it lasted 10 months. It was part of the Reapers' War, which ran from 1640 to 1659. The recorded result: Franco-Catalan victory. Recorded strength: 22,000 infantry; 4,000 cavalry against 3,000 in Perpignan; 3,400 in Collioure.

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Vue de Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales - France) en 1642
Vue de Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales - France) en 1642. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 November 1641lasted 10 months
WherePerpignan, Spain42.699N, 2.896E
OutcomeFranco-Catalan victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Principality of CataloniaagainstKingdom of Spain
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,500 in Perpignan
Part ofReapers' War1640 to 1659

Where it sits in the Reapers' War

Siege of Ille-sur-Têt, 1640Battle of Coll de Balaguer, 1640Battle of Cambrils, 1640Battle of Montjuïc, 1641Battle of Constantí, 1641Siege of Tarragona, 1641Battle of El Catllar, 1641Battle of Tarragona, 1641Siege of Almenar, 1641Siege of Perpignan, 1641Siege of Monzón, 1642Siege of Salses, 1642Battle of Montmeló, 1642Battle of La Granada, 1642Siege of Collioure, 1642Siege of Tortosa, 1642Siege of Monzón, 1642Battle of Lleida, 1642Siege of Miravet, 1643Siege of Lleida, 1644Siege of Tarragone, 1644Battle of San Lorenzo de Mongay, 1645Siege of Balaguer, 1645Siege of Lérida, 1646Siege of Lleida, 1647Siege of Tortosa, 1648Battle of Montblanc, 1649Siege of Tortosa, 1650Siege of Barcelona, 1652Siege of Castelló d'Empúries, 1653Siege of Girona, 1653Siege of Villefranche-de-Conflent, 1654Setge de Puigcerdà, 1654Battle of Solsona, 1655Battle of Berga, 1655Battle of Castellfollit, 1657Battle of Camprodon, 165816401658Siege of Perpignan, 1641
37 placed engagements of the Reapers' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1641
to 9 September 1642
PlacePerpignan, Spain
42.699N, 2.896E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength22,000 infantry; 4,000 cavalry3,000 in Perpignan; 3,400 in Collioure
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,500 in Perpignan
Commanders
  • Charles de La Porte, 1st Duke of La Meilleraye
  • Charles de Schomberg
  • Pedro de Zúñiga, Marquis of Flores Dávila
  • Francisco de Orozco, 2nd Marquis of Mortara
Siege of PerpignanSiege of PerpignanBattle of PerpignanBattle of PeyrestortesBattle of Mas DeuBattle of TruillasSiege of ElnaBattle of PeyrestortesBattle of Mas DeuBattle of TruillasToulouseAndorraMontpellierNîmesBéziersMataró100 km42.699N, 2.896E
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Siege of Perpignan 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 Q3080946, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Perpignan (1642), revision 1370744396, 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.