Siege of Tortosa (1810)

A view of Tortosa

Date	16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811
Location	Tortosa, Spain
Result	French victory

Belligerents

First French Empire

Kingdom of Spain

Commanders and leaders

Louis Gabriel Suchet

Conde de Alacha

Strength

12,000

7,179, 182 guns

Casualties and losses

400

5,374

Peninsular War Aragón and northeast Spain 1809–1814

Valls Gerona Alcañiz María Belchite Mollet Vich Manresa Lérida Mequinenza La Bisbal Tortosa Pla 1st Tarragona Montserrat Figueras Cervera Saguntum Valencia Alicante Altafulla 1st Castalla 2nd Castalla 2nd Tarragona Ordal

The Siege of Tortosa (16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811) pitted an Imperial French army under Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet against the Spanish defenders of Tortosa led by General Lilli, Conde de Alacha. The siege progressed swiftly and Alacha surrendered on 2 January 1811. Tortosa is a city that lies on the Ebro River about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Tarragona. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

Colonel Rouelle was employed at the siege of Tortosa, where he defeated two sorties by the besieged on the December 24 and December 28, 1810. These two feats were mentioned in dispatches.

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Coordinates: 40°48′41″N 0°31′10″E / 40.8114°N 0.5194°E / 40.8114; 0.5194