At end of the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo from 26 April to 9 July 1810, the VI Corps seized the fortress. French casualties were about 1,180, while the Spanish lost 461 killed, 994 wounded, and 4,000 captured. In the Battle of the Coa on 24 July, General Louis Henri Loison's division forced the Anglo-Portuguese Light Division behind the Coa River, nearly trapping the unit. When Ney unwisely ordered his men to rush the bridge, serious casualties resulted. Allied losses totaled 36 killed, 189 wounded, and 83 missing. French casualties numbered 117 killed and 414 wounded. The corps began the Siege of Almeida the day after the battle. On 26 August, a lucky hit blew up the main Portuguese magazine, killing 600 men and leveling parts of the town and defenses. The garrison surrendered the following day.