. . "Battle of Perpignan (1793)"@en . . . . "Plan of Perpignan fortress with south up."@en . . . . . . . "1000"^^ . "15000"^^ . . "Captain General Ricardos and his Spanish army defeated the French in a skirmish at C\u00E9ret on 20 April 1793. The Spanish beat Louis-Charles de Flers and the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees at the Battle of Mas Deu on 19 May. After this success, Ricardos turned back and invested the Fort de Bellegarde. The Siege of Bellegarde lasted from 23 May until 24 June when the French garrison's 1,450 survivors capitulated. During the siege, the Spanish army captured the Fort de Bains on 3 June and the Fort de la Garde on 5 June. These were outworks of Bellegarde. While the Spanish reduced Bellegarde, de Flers was busy trying to turn his raw recruits into soldiers. He was able to secure the services of trained coastal gunners to man his artillery. He had a number of field fortifications built to defend the area."@en . "Kingdom of Spain"@en . . "Antonio Ricardos"@en . . "Battle of Perpignan"@en . "French victory"@en . "12000"^^ . "1793-07-17"^^ . "800"^^ . . . . "the War of the Pyrenees"@en . "French Republic"@en . . "Captain General Ricardos and his Spanish army defeated the French in a skirmish at C\u00E9ret on 20 April 1793. The Spanish beat Louis-Charles de Flers and the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees at the Battle of Mas Deu on 19 May. After this success, Ricardos turned back and invested the Fort de Bellegarde. The Siege of Bellegarde lasted from 23 May until 24 June when the French garrison's 1,450 survivors capitulated. During the siege, the Spanish army captured the Fort de Bains on 3 June and the Fort de la Garde on 5 June. These were outworks of Bellegarde. While the Spanish reduced Bellegarde, de Flers was busy trying to turn his raw recruits into soldiers. He was able to secure the services of trained coastal gunners to man his artillery. He had a number of field fortifications built to defend the"@en . "Louis-Charles de Flers"@en . . "Perpignan, Pyr\u00E9n\u00E9es Orientales, France"@en .