Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) was a military engagement during the Peninsular War, where British and Portuguese forces led by Wellington besieged the French-held fortress in Spain. The goal was to weaken French control and open a route into Spain. After constructing extensive fortifications and artillery bombardments, they successfully captured the city in January 1810. The victory was significant because it disrupted French supply lines and contributed to the broader Allied effort to push French forces out of the Iberian Peninsula. The siege demonstrated strategic patience and effective use of engineering and artillery in 19th-century warfare.