An antique plan of "Siege of Saragossa by the French Army of Aragon in 1808 and 1809" by Alexander Keith Johnston. F.R.G.S. published by William Blackwood and Sons in 1848 with original colouring. The First Siege was a bloody struggle. The French army repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed over the summer of 1808.The Second Siege of Saragossa was the French capture of the Spanish city and is particularly noted for its brutality. 'The Buildings destroyed by the Bombardment are distinguished by light colouring
Approx 20.5cms by 15cms.
