Siege of Barcelona (1651)

The siege of Barcelona took place between July 1651 and October 1652 during the Reapers' War when a large Spanish army descended on Barcelona and besieged the garrison made up of Catalans and French troops under Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt.[1]

Siege of Barcelona (1651)
Part of Reapers' War and the
Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)

Siege of Barcelona
DateJuly 1651 – October 1652
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France
 Principality of Catalonia
 Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Philippe de La Mothe
Kingdom of France Jean de Marsin
Catalonia Francesc de Mostarós
Spain John of Austria

The fifteen-month siege eventually ended with a Spanish victory, and the effective defeat of the Catalan Revolt which had lasted since 1640, being the Principality of Catalonia reincorporated into the Monarchy of Spain. Although French troops remained in parts of Catalonia for another seven years, no serious fighting took place, and in 1659 the Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed bringing a formal end to the conflict.

References

  1. Parrott, David (2020-08-06). "The Cost of Civil War". 1652. pp. 171–214. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198797463.003.0005. ISBN 978-0-19-879746-3.

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