Battle of Gerona

Significance

The French assault on Girona in June 1808 was the opening siege operation against the city during the Peninsular War. A French division under Duhesme, outnumbering the Spanish garrison by nearly three to one, failed to overrun the defenders commanded by O'Donovan and O'Daly and withdrew after suffering approximately 700 casualties. The failure demonstrated that numerically superior French forces could not always convert their advantage into a quick reduction of defended Spanish positions, a pattern that would shape the wider contest for Catalonia and the lines of communication running through northeastern Spain.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)