Siege of Astorga (1812)

The siege of Astorga of 1812 took place between 29 June and 19 August 1812, at Astorga, León, Castile-León, Spain, during the Peninsular War.

Background

The French autumn counterattack started with the Siege of Astorga.

Siege

On 29 June, the Spanish troops of Lieutenant-General Francisco Gómez de Terán y Negrete, Marquess of Portago, started the operations, and laid siege to Astorga. The siege was part of the Allied offensive in the summer of 1812. The Spanish VI Army led by General José María Santocildes, by order of General Francisco Castaños, take the measures necessary for the recovery of Astorga. On 18 August, after a hard resistance, the French garrison surrendered to the Spaniards. During the siege, part of the Spanish troops marched towards Salamanca to join the Allied army under Arthur Wellesley, commanded by General Santocildes, and contributed successfully in the campaign with the capture of Tordesillas, blocking Toro and Zamora, and occupying Valladolid.

Aftermath

The French autumn counterattack proceeded with the Siege of Burgos.

See also

• Siege of Astorga 1810
• Battle of Salamanca

Notes

References

• wikisource (2011). "Capitulación de Astorga (1812)". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.

Further reading

• Esdaile, Charles J. (1988). The Spanish Army in the Peninsular War. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2538-9.
• Lovett, Gabriel H. (1965). Napoleon and the Birth of Modern Spain New York UP. London. ISBN 0-8147-0267-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Wellesley, Arthur (2012). The dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, during his various campaigns from 1799 to 1818. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• Media related to Siege of Astorga (1812) at Wikimedia Commons