Siege of Cádiz
February 5, 1810 – August 24, 1812 · Cádiz
Result Coalition victory
French forces besieged the Spanish port of Cádiz, seat of the Spanish government, for over two years. Supported by the Royal Navy, the city held out, and the Cortes wrote the 1812 Constitution there.
Coalition
French Empire and allies
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 60,000–70,000c. 25,000
- Casualties
- 4,500–5,500
- Ships
- 30–35
- Ships lost
- c. 30