Battle of Lerida (1642)

Battle of Lerida
	Part of the Catalan Revolt
Date	7 October 1642
Location	Lerida; Coordinates: 41°37′0″N 0°38′0″E / 41.616667°N 0.633333°E
Result	Franco-Catalan victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France; Catalans	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

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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 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.

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