Siege of Zaragoza (1808-1809)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:casualties high civilian casualties
significant military casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:French_forces
Spanish forces
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature
inspiration for art
inspiration for film
gptkbp:date 1808
1809
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:events first siege
second siege
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Tudela
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:walls
barricades
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Spanish_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Francisco_de_Goya
gptkb:Manuel_Godoy
gptkb:María_de_Palafox
gptkb:General_Moncey
General Dupont
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Zaragoza (1808-1809)
gptkbp:legacy historical studies
commemoration in Zaragoza
heroic status of defenders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Zaragoza,_Spain
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Lefebvre
gptkb:José_de_Palafox
gptkbp:outcome French withdrawal
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bailén
gptkbp:primary_source eyewitness accounts
newspaper articles
military reports
diaries of soldiers
letters from commanders
gptkbp:result Spanish victory
gptkbp:significance symbol of Spanish resistance
gptkbp:strategy guerrilla tactics
urban warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:José_de_Palafox_y_Palafox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7