But when he found out that night that Vives had been routed, he abandoned the blockade and fell back behind the Llobregat River. The Spanish army left behind large stocks of food at Sarrià. On 17 November 1808, Saint-Cyr's victorious troops marched into Barcelona. He later claimed that Duhesme did not offer a word of thanks and even insisted that Barcelona could have held out for six more weeks. At this Saint-Cyr coldly produced a copy of one of Duhesme's messages pleading for immediate help. The campaign, however, was not over. On 21 December Saint-Cyr's army faced Vives, Reding, and Caldagues at the Battle of Molins de Rey. Aftermath The Corunna campaign proceeded with the Battle of Molins de Rei. Notes References Further read External links Battles of the Peninsular War Battles in Catalonia Battles of the Napoleonic Wars Battles involving Spain Battles involving France Conflicts in 1808 1808 in Spain December 1808 events