Second Siege of Gerona

Name: Second Siege of Gerona
Start: 1808

1808 CE.

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The second siege of Girona was the second unsuccessful French attempt to capture the city of Girona (spelled "Gerona" in Castilian) during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. General Duhesme's siege operations were interrupted by the Count of Caldagues's attack on 16 August, which ended the siege, leaving behind a considerable amount of materiel and provisions.

Text from the Wikipedia article Second Siege of Girona (Peninsular War), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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