Battle of Lerida (1642)

Battle of Lerida Part of the Catalan Revolt and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Date 7 October 1642 Location Lleida, Principality of Catalonia Coordinates: 41°37′0″N 0°38′0″E / 41.61667°N 0.63333°E / 41.61667; 0.63333 Result Franco-Catalan victory Belligerents  France  Catalonia  Spain Commanders and leaders Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés Strength 9,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 15,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry Casualties and losses 1,000 7,000

Catalan Revolt Cambrils Montjuïc 1st Tarragona 2nd Tarragona Montmeló Perpignan 1st Barcelona 1st Lleida 3rd Tarragona 2nd Lleida Montblanc 2nd Barcelona Part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Les Avins Leuven Tornavento Somme Getaria Fuenterrabía Saint Omer Thionville Salses Cádiz Turin Montjuïc Arras 1st Tarragona La Marfée 2nd Tarragona Perpignan Honnecourt Barcelona Lerida Cartagena Rocroi 2nd Lleida Orbetello Lens Cambrils 2nd Barcelona Bordeaux Tortuga Arras Valenciennes The Dunes Dunkirk

The Battle of Lerida was a battle fought on October 7, 1642 during the Catalan Revolt.

History

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 Lleida. King Philip IV of Spain ordered Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés to assemble an army from Tarragona and Zaragoza to retake Lleida. 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.

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