Siege of Saragossa

Siege of Saragossa

The Spanish city of Zaragoza was besieged several times in history:

*Siege of Saragossa (778): Charlemagne failed to capture the Moorish city
*Siege of Saragossa (1808): the city's inhabitants resisted the French during the Peninsular War
*Siege of Saragossa (1809): the city fell to the French after a bloody second siege

See also: Battle of Saragossa


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