Most of Zaragoza lies in ruins by…
February 1809 CE
Under the terms of surrender the garrison marches out of the city and stacks their arms outside the Portillo gate.
They have the choice of going into captivity or joining the French army.
Of the thirty-two thousand men at the start of the siege only eight thousand have survived.
The terms of surrender allow private property to be respected and a general amnesty is granted to the city.
Although some looting takes place the city is not sacked.
The suffering of the city has been terrible with estimated deaths of fifty-four thousand, comprising twenty thousand soldiers and thirty-four thousand civilians.
Lannes himself estimates that the population of Saragossa has fallen from fifty-five thousand to fifteen thousand.
The French have also suffered, losing about ten thousand men—four thousand in battle and the rest to sickness.
Palafox himself is harshly treated by the French, who will imprison him as a traitor at Vincennes.
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