The Fall of Barcelona | Siege of Barcelona 1713-14 | War of the Spanish Succession

After a year of blockade, the citizens of Barcelona and the two armies of France and Spain enter 40 days of siege. In those days, 20,000 more are added to the casualty list before hostilities end. Music from: Consider supporting the channel on Patreon! Visit my Discord for video previews and updates! Sources: Nicholas Dorrell, 19 April 2015: Marlborough’s Other Army The British Army and the Campaigns of the First Peninsular War, 1702–1712, Helion and Company Kronoskaf, Siege of Barcelona 1713-1714 Retrieved from: Lynn, John A. The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667–1714 1999 Falkner, James The War of the Spanish Succession; (Pen and Sword, 2015)