Siege of Badajoz (1705) explained

Conflict:Siege of Badajoz
Partof:War of the Spanish Succession
Date:4 October 1705 – 17 October 1705
Place:Badajoz, Crown of Castile, Spain
Result:Bourbon victory.
Combatant1:
Pro-Bourbon Spain
Combatant2:


Portugal
Pro-Habsburg Spain
Commander1: Lieutenant General Puebla
René de Froulay de Tessé
Commander2: Earl of Galway
François Nicolas Fagel
Strength1:15,000----Garrison: 1,000
Relief army: 14,000
Strength2:23,000----17,000 infantry
6,000 cavalry

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 caused Fagel to ask for his recall to the Netherlands.

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