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Siege of San Sebastián

Siege of San Sebastián was a siege conducted in 1719 at San Sebastián, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at San Sebastián. It was part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance, which ran from 1718 to 1720. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against 10,000+.

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Fought1719
WhereSan Sebastián, Spain43.320N, 1.980W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstFrance
Part ofWar of the Quadruple Alliance1718 to 1720

Where it sits in the War of the Quadruple Alliance

Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718Capture of Pensacola, 1719Siege of San Sebastián, 1719Siege of Seu d'Urgell, 1719Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra, 1719Siege of Roses, 1719Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1719Villasur expedition massacre, 172017181720Siege of San Sebastián, 1719
8 placed engagements of the War of the Quadruple Alliance in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1719 (year precision)
to 1719
PlaceSan Sebastián, Spain
43.320N, 1.980W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,50010,000+
Commanders
Siege of San SebastiánSiege of San SebastiánSiege of San SebastiánBattle of LugarizSiege of the Loyola barracksBattle of OriamendiBattle of AndoainBattle of AndoainPamplonaSantanderBurgosLogroñoVitoriaBiarritz100 km43.320N, 1.980W
Placed at San Sebastián; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of San Sebastián 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 Q107564535, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of San Sebastián (1719), revision 1370745000, 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.