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Siege of Mequinenza by General Suchet

Mequinenza, Bajo Cinca, Zaragoza

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Siege of Mequinenza by General Suchet

Historical milestone · Mequinenza, Bajo Cinca, Zaragoza

Image of Mequinenza, not of the place itself.

On 15 May 1810 the French troops of General Suchet began the attack on the fortress of Mequinenza, key to control of the Ebro. The garrison capitulated on 8 June and the name of the stronghold was engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

1810

Photo: Ecelan (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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