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JOAN SERRA PAUSAS (ACTIVE 1861-1902). Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona in 801. Louis the Pious (778-840) began the conquest of the Muslim-held city of Barcelona. On 3 April 801, after a hard siege of the city, the inhabitants themselves opened the gates of the city to the Frankish army of Louis the Pious, led by William of Gellone, Duke of Toulouse (755-812). Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. Frankish soldiers protected behind a mantlet. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

JOAN SERRA PAUSAS (ACTIVE 1861-1902). Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona in 801. Louis the Pious (778-840) began the conquest of the Muslim-held city of Barcelona. On 3 April 801, after a hard siege of the city, the inhabitants themselves opened the gates of the city to the Frankish army of Louis the Pious, led by William of Gellone, Duke of Toulouse (755-812). Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. Frankish soldiers protected behind a mantlet. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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Iberian Peninsula. Siege of Barcelona in 801. Louis the Pious (778-840) began the conquest of the Muslim-held city of Barcelona. On 3 April 801, after a hard siege of the city, the inhabitants themselves opened the gates of the city to the Frankish army of Louis the Pious, led by William of Gellone, Duke of Toulouse (755-812). Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. Frankish soldiers protected behind a mantlet. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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801 9 CENTURY 9TH CENTURY ANGLE ARC ARCH ARCHER ARCHES ARCHWAY ARCO ARMAMENT (IN PREPARATION FOR WAR) ARMAMENT ARMIES ARMY ARMIES ARMS ARMS: BOW AND ARROW ARMY ARMY: SOLDIER ARROW ARROWS ATTACKERS BALLISTA BARCELONA CITY BARCELONA COUNTY BARCELONA BARSHILUNA BESIEGE BESIEGED BOW (WEAPON) BOW AND ARROW BOW BOWMAN BUCKLER CAPTURE CAPTURING CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE CAROLINGIAN CAROLINGIANS CAROLINGIO CAROLINIAN CASTLE CATALONIA CHRISTIAN ARMY CITADEL CITY WALL CITY CITYWALL CONQUER CONQUERING CONQUEST COUNTY OF BARCELONA CROSSBOW CROSSBOWMAN CROSSBOWS DEFENCE DEFENSE DUKE OF TOULOUSE EARLY MIDDLE AGES EL MADINAT BARSHILUNA ENGRAVED ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) ENGRAVING ENGRAVING. ENGRAVINGS EPOCA MEDIEVAL ETCHING EUROPA EUROPE FF FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION: CITY WALL FORTRESS FRANCONIAN FRANK FRANKISH FRANÇ GATEWAY GUARDIAN HIGH WALL HISPANIC MARCH HISPANICA MARK HUNDRED YEARS WAR IBERIAN PENINSULA INVADE INVASION ISLAM ISLAMISM IX JOAN SERRA PAUSAS (ACTIVE 1861-1902) JOAN SERRA PAUSAS LOUIS THE DEBONAIRE LOUIS THE FAIR LOUIS THE PIOUS LUDOVICO PÍO LUDOVICO LUMBER MADINAT BARSHILUNA MANTLET MARCA HISPANICA MEDIAEVAL MEDIEVAL TIMES MEDIEVAL MEDIOEVO MIDDLE AGE MIDDLE AGES MILITAR MILITARS MILITARY MOYEN AGE MUSLIM DEFEAT MUSLIM NINTH CENTURY PARAPET PEOPLE'S ARMY SOLDIER PRINT PRIVATE COLLECTION PROTECTION PROTECTIVE PROTECTOR PROVINCE OF BARCELONA QUEEN VICTORIA I QUEEN VICTORIA RANGE RECONQUEST RECONQUISTA (RECONQUEST) RECONQUISTA RODELA SERRA BREAKS SERRA PAUSAS SHIELD SIEGE MACHINERY SIEGE SIEGED SITE SOLDIER SOLDIERS SOLIDER SPAIN SPANISH MARCH SPANISH SPRINGS STEEPLE STOPPING PROJECTILES STRATEGY STRUCTURE TACTICS TAKE TAKING TIMBER TO ENCLOSE TOMÀ TORREON TOWER TOWERS TOWN TRIUMPH TROOPS TURRET TURRETS URBE VICTORIA I VICTORY VILLAGE WALL WALLED WAR MACHINERY WAR WAR, RECONQUISTA WARFARE WARRIOR WARRIORS WARS WATCHTOWER WEAPON WEAPONRY WEAPONS WILLIAM OF GELLONE WILLIAM OF ORANGE WOOD WOOD-PLANKED WOODEN