The Battle of Gerona (20 and 21 June 1808) saw an Imperial French division led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme try to overrun a Spanish garrison commanded by Lieutenant Colonels O'Donovan and O'Daly. The French assault failed and the attackers withdrew. Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.


The Battle of Gerona (20 and 21 June 1808) saw an Imperial French division led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme try to overrun a Spanish garrison commanded by Lieutenant Colonels O'Donovan and O'Daly. The French assault failed and the attackers withdrew. Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars.


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