Siege of Badajoz (1705)

The Siege of Badajoz was a siege of the Spanish city of Badajoz in June and October 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Both the June and October phases was conducted by an Anglo-Dutch force under Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway and François Nicolas Fagel on their advance into south-west Spain. However, the besiegers were forced to withdraw when cavalry reinforcements were sent by marshal René de Froulay de Tessé. The siege was renewed in October, but Galway lost an arm and Fagel again withdrew, meaning that the French were able to withdraw with all their guns. This failure led to Fagel's recall to the Netherlands.

Siege of Badajoz
Part of War of the Spanish Succession
Date 4 October 1705 – 17 October 1705 Location Badajoz, Crown of Castile, Spain Result Bourbon victory.
Belligerents
France Pro-Bourbon Spain	England  Austria Portugal  Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant General Puebla René de Froulay de Tessé	Earl of Galway François Nicolas Fagel
Strength
15,000[1] Garrison: 1,000 Relief army: 14,000	23,000[1] 17,000 infantry 6,000 cavalry

References

Citations

1. Bodart 1908, p. 144.

Bibliography

• Bodart, G. (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, page 92

External links

• http://4gatos.es/editorial/historia-badajoz-1705/