Siege of Barcelona (1651)

For other sieges of the city, see Siege of Barcelona (disambiguation).

Part of Catalan Revolt and the
Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)

Siege of Barcelona

Date	July 1651 – October 1652
Location	Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia
Result	Spanish victory

Belligerents

France

Catalonia

Spain

Commanders and leaders

Philippe de La Mothe

Jean de Marsin

John of Austria

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 Siege of Barcelona took place between July 1651 and October 1652 during the Catalan Revolt when a large Spanish army descended on Barcelona and besieged the garrison made up of Catalans and French troops under Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt.

The fifteen-month siege eventually ended with a Spanish victory, and the effective defeat of the Catalan Revolt which had lasted since 1640. Although French troops remained in parts of Catalonia for another seven years, no serious fighting took place, and in 1659 the Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed bringing a formal end to the conflict.

Coordinates: 41°24′07″N 2°10′00″E / 41.4019°N 2.1667°E / 41.4019; 2.1667

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