Siege of Zaragoza

With he french invaders occupying most of Spain it falls to the city of Zaragoza to take arms against the godless invaders

Another siege report people, the imperials begin digging up the approaches as the defenders fire on them and excavate mines

As the first month comes to an end the besiegers have set up the breaching batteries and are ready to assault the walls

A sortie from a corregimiento is pushed back with severe losses

In the fourth week of the siege the first breach is blasted next to the gate

The grenadiers are fist to assault, despite their valour the unit is pushed back

Led by Palafox tons of defenders stand ready to repel the invaders

A second attempt is made on the breach by two divisions of line infantry, both of wich are pushed back

After these failed assaults the french take their time, blowing several mines under the bastion and ravaging the garrison with musket fire

Another sortie ends with the destruction of a militia unit

After the garrison is brought low by canister, the imperials launch an assault on the bastion

A division of swiss climbs the breach but fails to take the walls

The poles however have better luck, sweeping the place of defenders

The french have a foothold in the city, now they must maintain it

In the left an underground battle erupts between miners, the spanish lose and their tunnels are destroyed

The defenders are quick to answer, a unit of paisanos mounts the bastion and kicks the poles out

The french proceed then with a calculated assault: while the siege battery and first line muskets blast the defenders, the second line units launch a combined assault

The spanish deploy some guns in front of a breach

The french mount the breaches once again and retake the bastion

Meanwhile the guns have opened a third breach in the wall, blowing the gates away

The gun's experiment is short lived

Quite desperate, the guardias valonas launch and ill concieved assault that is bloodily repulsed

Now overconfident, the french advance into all breaches, despite the mounting losses the defenders manage to defend the gate but lose the left building

The swiss sweep more paisanos from the wall

The final unit of defenders is destroyed by fire from an occupied building, ending thus the game

Another city falls to Napolen's might!