Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

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The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was a major 1812 Peninsular War operation in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington rapidly captured the French-held fortress town on Spain’s border with Portugal, opening the way for further advances into Spain.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo 6
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Peninsular War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aim secure Allied frontier between Portugal and Spain ⓘ
seize key crossing of the Agueda River ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
artilleryUsedBy Royal Artillery ⓘ
attacker Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
attackingForceStrength about 28,000 Allied troops ⓘ
belligerent French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
breachesMade two main breaches in the walls ⓘ
campaign Wellington’s 1812 campaign in Spain ⓘ
casualtiesAllied approximately 1,200 killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesFrench approximately 2,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Jean Léonard Barrié ⓘ
Jean-André Valletaux ⓘ
conflict Peninsular War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
defender French garrison of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
duration about 13 days ⓘ
endDate 1812-01-20 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Badajoz (1812) ⓘ
fortressCapturedFrom French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire
fortressType border fortress ⓘ
garrisonCommander Jean Léonard Barrié ⓘ
garrisonStrengthFrench about 2,000–2,500 men ⓘ
ledBy Duke of Wellington ⓘ
locatedOn Agueda River ⓘ
linked to: Águeda River
notableConsequence boosted Allied morale in the Peninsular War ⓘ
forced French to divert forces in western Spain ⓘ
notableFeature night assault on breaches ⓘ
rapid siege operations ⓘ
notableUnit 3rd Division (British Army) ⓘ
Light Division (British Army) ⓘ
objective capture of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
place Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) ⓘ
prisonersTaken over 1,800 French prisoners ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1812-01-07 ⓘ
strategicOutcome opened invasion route into northern Spain ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign → hasPart → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Battle of Los Arapiles → precededBy → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
95th Rifles → notableEngagement → Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Thomas Sidney Beckwith → battle → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Sir Thomas Picton → conflict → Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo