The 3,500 Catalan and Spanish defenders of Roses were mostly local miquelets ( militia ) stiffened Hindering by a small unit of regulars from the Fija de Roses garrison .

The Spanish force included Cause_to_be_included 2,000 regulars , 2,300 local miquelets ( Catalan Militia ) , and Francesc Rovira i Sala 's band of 3,000 miquelets .

The Spanish force included Cause_to_be_included 2,000 regulars , 2,300 local miquelets ( Catalan Militia ) , and Francesc Rovira i Sala 's band of 3,000 miquelets .