Siege of Tortosa (1708)

The Siege of Tortosa was a siege of the city of Tortosa from 12 June to 8 July 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It pitched a Franco-Spanish force of 28,000 under the Duke of Orleans and Antoni de Villarroel against a combined Catalonian and British force of 5,140 infantry and 70 cavalry under Ignasi Minguella, Francesc Montagut and general Jones. It ended in the Franco-Spanish force conclusively taking the town and as a result ending the occupation of Valencia.

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Coordinates: 40°48′46″N 0°31′24″E / 40.8128°N 0.5233°E / 40.8128; 0.5233

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