Battle fought on October 7, 1642
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The Battle of Lleida took place on 7 October 1642, during the Catalan Revolt , part of the wider Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) . A combined Franco-Catalan army under Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt defeated a larger Spanish force led by Marquis de Leganés , sent to capture the town of Lleida .
Background
In the summer of 1642, an army commanded by Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt , French military commander in Catalonia , marched into Aragon . In order to divert him, Leganés assembled troops from Tarragona and Zaragoza to retake the important city of Lleida , then held by a French garrison.
La Mothe positioned his smaller army in the Llano de las Forques and defeated the Spanish army. After the victory, the French Army besieged Tortosa , but was forced to withdraw.
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