Siege of Perpignan (1642)

Siege of Perpignan Part of the Catalan Revolt and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Perpignan in 1642 Date 4 November 1641 – 9 September 1642 Location Perpignan, Principality of Catalonia, present-day France Result Franco-Catalan victory Belligerents  France  Catalonia  Spain Commanders and leaders Charles de La Porte Pedro de Zúñiga Strength unknown 3,000 Casualties and losses unknown 2,500

Catalan Revolt Cambrils Montjuïc 1st Tarragona 2nd Tarragona Montmeló Perpignan 1st Barcelona 1st Lleida 3rd Tarragona 2nd Lleida Montblanc 2nd Barcelona Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Les Avins Leuven Tornavento Somme Getaria Fuenterrabía Saint Omer Thionville Salses Cádiz Turin Montjuïc Arras 1st Tarragona La Marfée 2nd Tarragona Perpignan Honnecourt Barcelona Lerida Cartagena Rocroi 2nd Lleida Orbetello Lens Cambrils 2nd Barcelona Bordeaux Tortuga Arras Valenciennes The Dunes Dunkirk

The Siege of Perpignan was a siege during the Catalan Revolt.

History

The troops of Louis XIII of France besieged Perpignan since November 4, 1641. The King himself was present during spring 1642, but left before the conquest of the city. Two Spanish attempts to relieve the city failed: on land in the Battle of Montmeló on March 28 and at sea in the Battle of Barcelona in July. The governor, the Marquis de Flores Dávila, was forced to surrender the city on September 9, 1642, because of the large number of casualties by hunger and the fall of Cotlliure. The city was occupied by French troops supported by the Catalan rebels. There were only 500 Spanish survivors.

Consequences

After the fall of Perpignan, the Fort de Salses remained completely isolated without any hope of relieve, and therefore also surrendered. The whole of the Roussillon had fallen into French hands and remained French until today because of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

Sources

• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article as of 10 November 2012.

Coordinates: 42°41′55″N 2°53′44″E / 42.6986°N 2.8956°E / 42.6986; 2.8956