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Siege of Lleida

Siege of Lleida was a siege conducted in May 1644 at Lleida, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Reapers' War, which ran from 1640 to 1659. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Entrance of Philip IV to Lérida, 1644
Entrance of Philip IV to Lérida, 1644. Josep Serra i Porsón, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay 1644
WhereLleida, Spain41.620N, 0.626E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Principality of CataloniaagainstSpain
Part ofReapers' War1640 to 1659

Where it sits in the Reapers' War

Siege of Ille-sur-Têt, 1640Battle of Coll de Balaguer, 1640Battle of Cambrils, 1640Battle of Montjuïc, 1641Battle of Constantí, 1641Siege of Tarragona, 1641Battle of El Catllar, 1641Battle of Tarragona, 1641Siege of Almenar, 1641Siege of Perpignan, 1641Siege of Monzón, 1642Siege of Salses, 1642Battle of Montmeló, 1642Battle of La Granada, 1642Siege of Collioure, 1642Siege of Tortosa, 1642Siege of Monzón, 1642Battle of Lleida, 1642Siege of Miravet, 1643Siege of Lleida, 1644Siege of Tarragone, 1644Battle of San Lorenzo de Mongay, 1645Siege of Balaguer, 1645Siege of Lérida, 1646Siege of Lleida, 1647Siege of Tortosa, 1648Battle of Montblanc, 1649Siege of Tortosa, 1650Siege of Barcelona, 1652Siege of Castelló d'Empúries, 1653Siege of Girona, 1653Siege of Villefranche-de-Conflent, 1654Setge de Puigcerdà, 1654Battle of Solsona, 1655Battle of Berga, 1655Battle of Castellfollit, 1657Battle of Camprodon, 165816401658Siege of Lleida, 1644
37 placed engagements of the Reapers' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1644 (month precision)
to 30 July 1644
PlaceLleida, Spain
41.620N, 0.626E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Felipe da Silva
  • Francisco de Orozco, 2nd Marquis of Mortara
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 14 times between AD 800 and 1938.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1644

Siege of Lleida is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510202, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lleida (1644), revision 1370742998, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.