Siege of Lleida (1644)

Siege of Lleida (1644)
	Part of Reapers' War and; the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
Date	May – 30 July 1644
Location	Lleida, Principality of Catalonia
Result	Spanish victory
Belligerents
France ; [[File:\|23x15px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Catalonia	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Philippe de La Mothe Josep Margarit	Felipe da Silva

Siege of Lleida took place between 13 May - 30 July 1644 during the Reapers' War when a Spanish force under Felipe da Silva besieged and attacked the Franco-Catalan garrison of the town of Lleida - after intense fighting the town finally surrendered on 30 July.

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, who failed to lift the Spanish siege was replaced by Henri de Lorraine, count of Harcourt. the Spanish took Balaguer in September and Agramunt in October. After the conquest of Roses, the frontline stabilized for a few years, until the Spanish Siege of Barcelona (1651).

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