Under Siege! : Ciudad Rodrigo \ from bob el tren la calle de chocolate Watch Video

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✓ Published: 04-Jun-2024

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For educational purposes<br/><br/>The bloody Peninsular War lasting from 1807 to 1814 saw the commanders of Britain consistently defeating the best French generals Napoleon's army had to offer in a series of famous pitched battles. <br/><br/>Ciudad Rodrigo, however, was a different type of fight – siege warfare, where civilians and soldiers shared the same conditions, privations and fate. <br/><br/>This is the story of how great and lesser breaches in the walls of the city were made and how it was eventually captured. <br/><br/>It features some of the most famous episodes and characters of the war including the fearsome 'Black Bob' Craufurd.