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Francisco Taboada Y Gil
Francisco Taboada y Gil (1752–1831) was a Spanish military commander. Early career Taboada enlisted as a Fusilier lieutenant in the Provincial Regiment of Santiago de Compostela in 1769, and was promoted to Rifleman lieutenant in 1770 and Fusilier captain in 1778. In 1786 he was appointed lieutenant colonel of his regiment and colonel in 1787, and over the following two and a half years he commanded garrisons at La Coruña and Ares. Peninsular War On 29 July 1810, Taboada, having taken command of Echevarria's brigade based at Puebla de Sanabria, numbering some 200 men, Oman, Charles (1903)''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. II, p. 400.''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 2 March 2023. was driven from the town by the 5,000 French troops led by General Serras, who had set out from his headquarters at Benavente with the intention of threatening the frontier of the Tras-os-Montes, in the north of Portugal. General Silveira then gathered all the Portuguese militia of his distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic low-pressure systems. Toponym ''Santiago'' is the local Galician evolution of Vulgar Latin ''Sanctus Iacobus'' " Saint James". According to legend, ''Compostela'' derives from the Latin ''Campus Stellae'' (i.e., "field of the star"); it seems unlikely, however, that this phrase could have yielded the modern ''Compostela'' under normal evolution from Latin to Medieval Galician. Other etymologies derive the name from Latin ''compositum'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coruña
A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country. The city is the provincial capital of the province of the same name, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982, before being replaced by Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is a packed city, the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of 21,972 inhabitants per square km of built land area. Name Origin Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ares, Spain
Ares is a municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia in province of A Coruña in northwestern Spain. It is located in the comarca (Spain), comarca of Ferrol (comarca), Ferrol. It spans the coastal strip running from the entrance of the estuary of the Ferrol river to the port of Redes. Once a year, Ares celebrates the ''Corpus Christi''. Economy The economy is based on fishing, tourism and agriculture. References Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puebla De Sanabria
Puebla de Sanabria (; ) is a small town located in the north-western part of the province of Zamora in Spain, between the rivers Tera and Castro. It is the economic and political centre of the ''comarca'' of Sanabria. History Well known as one of the oldest settlements in the province of Zamora, its roots could get to be documented around year 509 where it appears in a record from the Council of Lugo. Some authors have the opinion that the information here found refers to the whole region instead referring only to the town. More accurate documentation can be found around the 10th century in which existed as "urbe Senabrie" indicated as organization center for its surrounding area. Main sights *the castle built around the 15th century by the Count of Benavente *Romanesque-Gothic church of '' Nuestra Señora de Azogue'' (13th century) *Hermitage of ''San Cayetano'', in Baroque style (17th century) *Isabeline Town Hall (16th century). *Fort of San Carlos Notable people * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oman
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British Military history, military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that British troops defeated their Napoleonic opponents by firepower alone. Paddy Griffith, among modern historians, claims that the British infantry's discipline and willingness to attack were equally important. Early life Oman was born in Muzaffarpur district, British Raj, India, the son of a British planter, and was educated at Winchester College and at the University of Oxford, where he studied under William Stubbs. Here, he was invited to become a founding member of the Stubbs Society, which was under Stubbs's patronage. Career In 1881 he was elected to a Prize Fellowship at All Souls College, where he remained for the rest of his academic car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Mathieu Seras
Jean Mathieu Seras or Serras (16 April 1765 – 14 April 1815) was born in northwest Italy, but adhered to the French Revolution and joined the French army. He became a division commander in the First French Empire under Napoleon and led troops in Italy and Spain. Seras is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 25. Italy 1799 Seras led a brigade in Louis Lemoine's division at the Battle of Novi on 15 August 1799. His brigade included two battalions each of the 20th and 34th Line Infantry Demi-Brigades and 3 squadrons of the 1st Hussar Regiment. In this sanguinary combat, the French suffered losses of 1,500 killed, 5,500 wounded, and 4,500 captured, along with 37 cannons and eight colors. The victorious Austro-Russian army lost 900 killed and 4,200 wounded, plus three guns and 1,400 men captured. Spain 1810 Seras was sent to Spain with a new 8,000-man division from France in spring 1810. The division consisted of the French 113th Line Infantry Regiment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benavente, Zamora
Benavente is a town and municipality in the north of the province of Zamora , in the autonomous community Castile and León of Spain. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Located north of the capital on an important communications hub, it was repopulated by King Ferdinand II of León, who also awarded it law-codes (a ''fuero'') in 1167. It was originally known as ''Malgrat'' or ''Malgrado''. Location Benavente is located in the North of Province of Zamora, in the North-West of Spain. It is 65 km away from Zamora City and 260 km from Madrid and its coordinates are 42° 0' N 5° 41' W. The adjacent municipalities of Benavente are Villanueva de Azoague, Manganeses de la Polvorosa, Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa, Villabrázaro, San Cristóbal de Entreviñas, Castrogonzalo, Santa Colomba de las Monjas and Arcos de la Polvorosa, all of them belonging to Province of Zamora. Transport Roads and Highways Benavente is connected to the national road network through dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trás-os-Montes
Trás-os-Montes () is a geographical, historical and cultural region of Portugal. Portuguese for "behind the mountains", Trás-os-Montes is located northeast of the country in an upland area, landlocked by the Douro and Tâmega rivers to south and west and by the Spanish communities of Galicia and Castile and León to the north and east. This relative isolation has led to the survival of cultural traditions that mark the Portuguese identity. On the other hand, its extreme continentality also contributed to the lack of development, which led its inhabitants to seek for better conditions on the coast or emigrate to other European countries such as France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and to Brazil. History Geography The name of Trás-os-Montes refers to the location to the east of mountains such as Marão, Alvão and Gerês, which separate the interior from the coast, and which form a valley around the Douro River. These natural barriers have kept this region of Portugal depo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Da Silveira Pinto Da Fonseca Teixeira
D. Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira, 1st Count of Amarante (1 September 1763 – 27 May 1821) was a Portuguese army officer who fought in the War of the Oranges and other campaigns of the Peninsular War. Biography Francisco da Silveira was born in the town of Canelas (now Peso da Régua), the son of Manuel da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca and Antónia Silveira. Career He became a cadet in the Almeida Cavalry Regiment on 25 April 1780, from which his career developed in subsequent years: he was promoted to ensign by 27 February 1790; then lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment, then called the Light Regiment of Chaves, on 17 December 1792, before becoming a captain and adjunct-aide to the field marshal of the Province of Beira, João Brun da Silveira, on 17 December 1799. He succeeded his father as the ''Majorat'' of Espírito Santo on 22 February 1785. During the war between France and Spain (in 1801), Francisco da Silveira, along with other important people in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bragança, Portugal
Bragança (; mwl, Bergáncia), also known in English as Braganza (, also ), is a city and List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in north-eastern Portugal, capital of the Bragança District, district of Bragança, in the Terras de Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,341, in an area of 1173.57 km². History Archeological evidence permits a determination of human settlement in this region to the Paleolithic. During the Neolithic there was a growth of productive human settlements which concentrated on planting and domestication of animals, with a nascent religion. There are many vestiges of these ancient communities, including ceramics, agricultural implements, weights, arrowheads and modest jewelry, all carved from rock. Many of these artifacts were found in funerary mounds, such as the tumulus of Donai (mostly destroyed). There are many signs of megalithic constructions dotted throughout the region. It is believed that the larger p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamora, Spain
Zamora () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital of the province of Zamora. The city straddles the Duero river. With its 24 characteristic Romanesque style churches of the 12th and 13th centuries it has been called a "museum of Romanesque art". Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe. The most important celebration in Zamora is the Holy Week. Zamora is part of the natural ''comarca'' of Tierra del Pan and it is the head of the judicial district of Zamora. History The city was founded early in the Bronze Age and was later occupied during the Iron Age by the Celtic people of the Vacceos who called it Ocalam. After the Roman victory over the Lusitanian hero Viriathus the settlement was named by the Romans ''Occelum Durii'' or '' Ocellodurum'' (literally, "Eye of the Duero"). During Roman rule it was in the hands of the Vaccaei, and was incorporated into the Roman province of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-André Valletaux
Jean-André Valletaux (23 November 1773 in Hiersac – 23 June 1811 Cogorderos) was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, a brigadier in the Peninsular War, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the Battle of Cogorderos, in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Oman, Charles (1911)''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. IV, p. 467.''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 23 April 2023. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. References Bibliography * Gates, David (1986). ''The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War''. Pimlico 2002. * Pope, Stephen (1999). ''The Cassel Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars''. Cassel. . * Schneid, Frederick C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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