Battle of Cambrils

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Battle of Cambrils
Part of the Reapers' War
Muralla de Cambrils.JPG
Wall of Cambrils
Date13–16 December 1640
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned).svg [1] Principality of Catalonia Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Commanders and leaders
Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned).svg Antoni d'Armengol  
Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned).svg Jacint Vilosa  
Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned).svg Carles Bertrolà i de Caldés  
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Pedro Fajardo
Strength
2,000–4,000
2 cannons
23,000 infantry
3,000 cavalry
25 cannons
Casualties and losses
1,100 killed Unknown

The Battle of Cambrils or the Massacre of Cambrils took place in December 1640 during the Reapers' War. [2] [3]

The revolt had started in May–June 1640 and as a reaction the Spanish Army had occupied Tortosa in Catalonia in September. On 8 December a large army under Pedro Fajardo de Zúñiga y Requesens headed for Barcelona, passing through Cambrils.

Here, a small force of Catalan rebels attempted to ambush this much larger force, before withdrawing into the town and attempting to defend it. After several days of bombardment and heavy fighting the Spanish captured the town.
When the defenders tried to surrender, some 700 of them were massacred. The three leaders were quickly tried and executed on the garrote. The next day, more people were hanged and the city was sacked.
The Spanish army then continued in the direction of Barcelona, taking Tarragona on 24 December. Later this army was decisively defeated in the Battle of Montjuïc on 23 January.

References

  1. de Francisco Olmos, José M. (2013). "La moneda catalana de la Guerra dels Segadors (1640–1652). Documento de Soberanía". Paratge: quaderns d'estudis de genealogia, heràldica, sigil·lografia i nobiliària. ISSN   1130-3395, Nº. 26, p. 347
  2. "Gastronomic Route in Cambrils "A Delightful Old Town" – Cambrils Turisme". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. Hernàndez, Xavier (2001–2004). Història militar de Catalunya : aproximació didàctica (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau. p. 268. ISBN   84-232-0638-6. OCLC   49894760.

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