Battle of Lerida (1642)
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The Battle of Lerida was a battle fought on October 7 1642 during the Catalan Revolt
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After a series of victories in 1642 the Franco-Catalan army under the command of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
controlled almost the whole of Catalonia, including Lerida. King Philip IV of Spain
ordered Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés
to assemble an army from Tarragona and Zaragoza to retake Lerida.
La Mothe positioned his smaller army in the Llano de las Forques and defeated the Spanish army.
After the victory, the French Army besieged Tortosa
, but was forced to withdraw.
Catalan Revolt
The Catalan Revolt affected a large part of the Catalan Principality of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an enduring effect in the Treaty of the Pyrenees , which ceded the county of Roussillon and the northern half of the county of Cerdanya to France , thereby splitting the...
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After a series of victories in 1642 the Franco-Catalan army under the command of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
Philippe, comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt , Duke of Cardona, was French Viceroy of Catalonia and a Marshal of France who fought in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:...
controlled almost the whole of Catalonia, including Lerida. King Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
ordered Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés
Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés
Diego Mexía Felipez de Guzmán y Dávila , vicecount of Butarque and first Marquis of Leganés, was a Spanish politician and army commander.-Biography:...
to assemble an army from Tarragona and Zaragoza to retake Lerida.
La Mothe positioned his smaller army in the Llano de las Forques and defeated the Spanish army.
After the victory, the French Army besieged Tortosa
Tortosa
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, but was forced to withdraw.