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Antonio Malet
Antoine de Malet (in Spanish, Antonio Malet), Marquis of Coupigny (1761–1825) was a French-born Spanish military officer. Early career Having obtained Spanish nationality, Coupigny joined the Spanish Royal Guard as a cadet in 1776 and was promoted to ''alférez'' that same year. In 1780 he was promoted to ''alférez'' of Grenadiers. He saw action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar in 1781 and in the War of the Pyrenees, where he was wounded. In 1781 he was promoted to second lieutenant, to lieutenant in 1786 and in 1796 to captain of the Royal Guards. In 1801, Coupigny participated in the War of the Oranges, seeing service at the sieges of Olivenza and Jurumenha. At the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition, in 1805, he was appointed commanding officer of Campo de Gibraltar. Peninsular War In 1807, Coupigny led the vanguard of the Spanish division that invaded Portugal. Isabel Sánchez, José Luis"Antoine de Malet".''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico''. Real Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of regions, reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a Baroque town square, Arras is in Northern France at the confluence of the rivers Scarpe (river), Scarpe and Crinchon. The Arras plain is on a large chalk plateau bordered on the north by the Marqueffles fault, on the southwest by the Artois and Ternois hills, and on the south by the slopes of Beaufort-Blavincourt. On the east it is connected to the Scarpe valley. Established during the Iron Age by the Gauls, the town of Arras was first known as ''Nemetocenna'', which is believed to have originated from the Celtic word ''nemeton'', meaning 'sacred space.' Saint Vedast (or St. Vaast) was the first Catholic bishop in the year 499 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Academia De La Historia
The Real Academia de la Historia (RAH, 'Royal Academy of History') is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of civilisation, and of the culture of the Spanish people". The Academy was established by royal decree of Philip V of Spain on 18 April 1738. Building Since 1836 the Academy has occupied an 18th-century building designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva. The building was originally occupied by the Hieronymites, a religious order. It became available as a result of legislation in the 1830s confiscating monastic properties (the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal). Collections As formerly the main Spanish institution for antiquaries, the Academy retains significant libraries and collections of antiquities, which cannot be seen by the public. The keeper of antiquities is the prehistorian Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 Births
Events January–March * January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmad Shah Durrani and his coalition decisively defeat the Maratha Confederacy, and restore the Mughal Empire to Shah Alam II. * January 16 – Siege of Pondicherry (1760) ended: The British capture Pondichéry, India from the French. * February 8 – An earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar. * March 8 – A second earthquake occurs in North London, Hampstead and Highgate. * March 31 – 1761 Portugal earthquake: A magnitude 8.5 earthquake strikes Lisbon, Portugal, with effects felt as far north as Scotland. April–June * April 1 – The Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire sign a new treaty of alliance. * April 4 – A severe epidemic of influenza breaks out in London and "practically the entire population of the city" is afflicted; particularly contagious to pregnant women, the disease causes an unusual number of miscarriages and prema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Commanders Of The Napoleonic Wars
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Rafael Del Riego
Rafael del Riego y Flórez (7 April 1784 – 7 November 1823) was a Spanish general and liberal politician, who played a key role in the outbreak of the Liberal Triennium (''Trienio liberal'' in Spanish). Early life Riego was born on 7 April 1784 (according to other sources 24 November 1785) in Tuña, Tineo in Asturias. After graduating from the University of Oviedo in 1807, he moved to Madrid, where he joined the army. Peninsular War In 1808, during the Spanish War of Independence he was taken captive by the French and imprisoned in El Escorial, from where he eventually escaped. On 10 November he took part in the Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros, after which he once again was taken prisoner. Three days later he was sent to France, and, after he changed his name to "Riego" (without the "del"), was eventually released. He traveled around England and the German states, and in 1814 he returned to Spain, right before the Spanish Constitution of 1812 was abolished by Fern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis De Lacy
Brigadier-General Luis Roberto de Lacy, 11 January 1775 – 5 July 1817, was a Spanish professional soldier of Irish descent, who served in the Spanish and First_French_Empire, French Imperial armies. He played a prominent role in the 1808 to 1814 Peninsular_War, Spanish War of Independence and held a number of senior military positions but was executed in 1817 for leading a failed revolt against the government of Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII. In 1820, the Cortes Generales, Cortes or Spanish Parliament, declared him a hero of Spanish democracy and installed a plaque to his memory in the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid, where it remains. Background Luis Roberto de Lacy was born 11 January 1775, in San Roque, Cádiz, to Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick de Lacy, an officer in the Regiment_of_Hibernia, Ultonia or Ulster Regiment, a foreign unit or ''Infantería de línea extranjera'' of the Spanish army. Patrick died sometime before 1785, and his wife Antonia remarried Jean Gaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Milans Del Bosch
Francisco Milans del Bosch (1769–1834) was a Spanish general. Early career Having entered the Spanish army as a cadet, in February 1793 he became an ''alférez'' and participated in the War of the Pyrenees under general Antonio Ricardos, against the French. He became a ''lieutenant alférez'' in May 1794 and was wounded at the Battle of the Black Mountain the following November. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1796. Peninsular War Later, Milans del Bosch participated in the Peninsular War of 1807–1814, commanding irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light troops—the ''Migueletes''—in Catalonia. After Iberia's independence and the return of an absolute monarchy under Ferdinand VII, Milans del Bosch sided with the liberals. ''Pronunciamento'' In 1817, Milans del Bosch and General Luis de Lacy organized a ''pronunciamento'' (which differs from the '' coup d'êtat'' because of its open declaration of opposition to an incumbent government). Lacy was promptly arre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pronunciamento
A ''pronunciamiento'' (, pt, pronunciamento ; "proclamation , announcement or declaration") is a form of military rebellion or ''coup d'état'' particularly associated with Spain, Portugal and Latin America, especially in the 19th century. Typology The ''pronunciamiento'' is one category of praetorianism: the practice of military figures acting as political actors in their own right, rather than as the politically-neutral instrument of civilian government. In a classic ''coup d'état'' a rebel faction which controls some critical element of the armed forces seizes control of the state by a sudden movement, organized and executed in stealth. A ''pronunciamiento'', in contrast, is by definition a public performance designed to rally public opinion to a dissident faction. A group of military officers, often mid-ranking, ''publicly'' declare their opposition to the current government (head of state and/or cabinet, who may be legally elected civilians or the result of a previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Lapeña
Manuel Lapeña Rodríguez y Ruiz de Sotillo ( ''fl.'' 1808–1811), sometimes referred to as Lapeña, was a Spanish military officer who served during the Peninsular War (''Guerra de la Independencia Española'' – the Spanish War of Independence). is an example of the use of Lapeña. He rose through the Spanish army's ranks to become Captain General of Andalusia. He is primarily known for commanding an Anglo–Spanish expedition from Cádiz, with the intention of raising the siege on that city, which led to the Battle of Barrosa. Military career As a result of having a reputation for incompetence—he had the nickname ''Doña Manuela'' (Lady Manuela).—la Peña was an ambitious man with a talent for diplomacy.. Therefore, by 1808, la Peña commanded a large part of the Spanish Army of the Centre, stationed at Cascante. Battle of Tudela On 23 November 1808, the Spanish Army of the Centre, under the command of General Castaños, came under attack from the French III&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Von Reding
Theodor von Reding (5 July 1755 – 23 April 1809) was a Swiss mercenary who served as a general in the Spanish Army. He was a governor and military commander in Spain, leading troops against French forces during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War. Biography Reding was born in Schwyz, Switzerland, to Theodor Anton von Reding and Magdalena Freuler. His father served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Spanish Army. His brother was Alois von Reding. At age 14, Reding became a mercenary in Spanish service. He was promoted to captain in 1772, to lieutenant-colonel in 1781, and to colonel of a Swiss mercenary regiment in 1788. During the French Revolutionary Wars, his troops fought against the French in Navarre and the Basque Country, and he was promoted to brigadier in 1793. Governor of Málaga (1806-1808), in July 1808 von Reding fought under General Castaños at the Battle of Bailén, where the 3rd Swiss Regiment Reding fought with conspicuous valour. After tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Uclés (1809)
The Battle of Uclés (13 January 1809) saw an Imperial French corps led by Marshal Claude Perrin Victor attack a Spanish force under Francisco Javier Venegas. The French easily crushed their outnumbered foes, capturing over half of the Spanish infantry. Uclés is located in the province of Cuenca east of Tarancón and southeast of Madrid. The action occurred during what is called the Peninsular War in English-speaking countries and the Spanish War of Independence in Spain. The war was part of a larger struggle known as the Napoleonic Wars. Emperor Napoleon invaded Spain with a huge army in late 1808, scattered the Spanish forces, and seized Madrid. However, the appearance of a British army commanded by John Moore caused the French emperor to order his army to pursue the British into northwest Spain. With their enemies spread thin, the Spanish armies began to revive. In late December 1808, the ''Army of the Center'' led by Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
