Timeline July 1813

Events in July 1813 3

• 1813 Siege of San Sebastian Allied forces capture the fortress city in northern Spain Anglo-Portuguese forces under Wellington besieged and stormed the fortified port city of San Sebastian, with the citadel surrendering weeks later. The assault and subsequent sack of the city caused heavy civilian casualties and destruction. Its fall secured Wellington's supply lines as he pushed toward the Pyrenees.
• 1813 East India Company Charter Act Parliament ends the Company's trading monopoly with India The British Parliament renewed the East India Company's charter while stripping it of its trade monopoly with India, opening the subcontinent to private British merchants. The act also permitted Christian missionaries to operate in Company territory for the first time. It marked a step toward direct British state involvement in governing India.
• 1813 Battle of the Pyrenees Marshal Soult fails to relieve besieged Spanish fortresses Marshal Nicolas Soult launched a French counteroffensive through the Pyrenees to relieve the besieged garrisons of San Sebastian and Pamplona. Wellington's forces repelled the attacks in a series of engagements around Sorauren. The failed offensive confirmed Allied momentum in the Peninsular War.