 Complete the following phrase:  At the two successive Combats of El Bruc outside Barcelona, Schwarzs 4,000 troops were defeated by local Catalan militia, the Miquelets also known as sometents. Guillaume Philibert Duhesmes Franco-Italian division of almost 6000 troops failed to storm Girona and was forced to return to Barcelona. 6000 French troops under Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes attacked Zaragoza and were beaten off by José de Palafox y Melcis militia. Monceys push to take Valencia ended in failure, with 1000 French recruits dying in an attempt to storm the city. After defeating Spanish counterattacks, Moncey retreated. At the 