Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)

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The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) was a major Peninsular War operation in which British and Portuguese forces under the Duke of Wellington swiftly captured the French-held fortress town of Ciudad Rodrigo, opening the way for the Allied advance into Spain.

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instanceOf battle of the Peninsular War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (Peninsular War) ⓘ
artilleryUse breaching batteries established against the main walls ⓘ
attackerStrength approximately 28,000 Allied troops ⓘ
approximately 40 siege guns ⓘ
attackingCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
breachLocation greater breach near the northwest angle of the walls ⓘ
lesser breach near the convent of Santa Cruz ⓘ
capturedBy Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
capturedFrom First French Empire ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses Allied casualties approximately 1,200–1,300 killed and wounded ⓘ
French casualties approximately 500 killed and wounded ⓘ
French prisoners approximately 1,800–2,000 ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Jean Léonard Barrié NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jean-André Valletaux NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn Peninsular War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
defenderStrength approximately 150 guns ⓘ
defendingCommander Jean Léonard Barrié NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Allied Salamanca campaign of 1812 ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz (1812) ⓘ
fortressType walled town with star-fort style outer works ⓘ
garrisonStrength approximately 2,000–2,500 French troops ⓘ
hasDuration 13 days ⓘ
hasEndDate 1812-01-20 ⓘ
hasLocation Castile and León ⓘ
Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
Salamanca province ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
hasStartDate 1812-01-07 ⓘ
namedAfter Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
notableEvent explosion of a French magazine during the assault ⓘ
storming of the breaches on 1812-01-19 ⓘ
notableUnit British 3rd Division ⓘ
British Light Division ⓘ
Portuguese troops under Thomas Picton’s command structure ⓘ
objective capture of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
precededBy First Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence opened the northern invasion route into Spain for the Allies ⓘ
removed a key French border fortress on the Portuguese frontier ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Battle of Salamanca → precededBy → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → alsoKnownAs → Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (Peninsular War) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
Peninsular campaign of 1812 → notableBattle → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz → precededBy → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo → alsoKnownAs → Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo → battleAssociatedWith → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
Robert Craufurd → participatedIn → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
Ciudad Rodrigo → wasSiegeSite → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ