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José María Santocildes
José María Santocildes y Llanos (1771–1847) was a Spanish general during the Peninsular War. Early career Peninsular War He commanded the Spanish garrison at Astorga which, on 9 October 1809, repelled an attack by Carrier and for which Santocildes was promoted to brigadier. In January the following year, he carried out an attack at Puente de Órbigo (25 January 1810), but was forced to retreat to Astorga, where he was besieged by General Loison's division from 11 to 16 February 1810 and, some ten days later, by Marshal Clauzel who, on 26 February, invited Santocildes to capitulate before declaring a full siege on 21 March.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto"José María Santocildes y Llanos".''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').] Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 29 July 2023. The siege-train arrived on 15 April, and two days later, Clauzel's superior, General Junot, arrived to witness the final attack. After an "admirable" defence, Santocildes was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Parra Abril
Miguel Parra Abril (1780, Valencia - 13 October 1846, Madrid) was a Spanish artist who served as court painter to King Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII. He is best known for his portraits and still-lifes; mostly of floral arrangements. The famous portrait painter, Vicente López Portaña, was his brother-in-law. Biography He studied with Benito Espinós, in the School of Flowers and Ornamentation at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. In 1803, he was named an Academician of Merit for flower painting there and, in 1811, received the same title for history painting.Pérez Sánchez (1983), p. 214. While there, he worked at the Estudio de Flores, where he created designs for the silk industry. In 1812, he was appointed an assistant professor of painting at the Academia but, in 1814, failed to succeed Espinós as a professor. Due to this, in 1815, following the Peninsular War, he moved to Madrid, where he presented the King with several canvases depict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Andoche Junot
Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (; 25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for leading the French invasion of Portugal in 1807. Early life and education Junot was born into a bourgeois family in Bussy-le-Grand, Burgundy, on 25 September 1771. He was the fifth son of Michel Junot (1739–1814) and Marie Antoinette Bienaymé (1735–1806). He first attended school in Montbard, then in Châtillon, where be befriended Auguste de Marmont, then studied law in Dijon. At the start of the French Revolution, he was working as a law clerk in Chaumont. Junot embraced the revolutionary cause, and was present at the ''Fête de la Fédération'' in Paris on 14 July 1790. Early career On 9 July 1791, Junot was one of the founding members of his hometown's National Guard, serving as captain of its 1st company. Later that year he enlisted as a grenadier in the 2nd Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Commanders Of The Napoleonic Wars
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine ** Spanish history **Spanish culture **Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of Spain is influenced by its Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Generals
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas ** Spanish cuisine ** Spanish history ** Spanish culture **Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of Spain is influenced by its Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Deaths
Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. * January 17 – St. Anthony Hall fraternity is founded at Columbia University, New York City. * January 30 – Yerba Buena, California, is renamed San Francisco. * February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party of California-bound migrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter. Some have resorted to survival by cannibalism. * February 22 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day. * Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1771 Births
Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk people, Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing dynasty rule. * January 9 – Emperor Go-Momozono accedes to the throne of Tokugawa shogunate Japan following his aunt's abdication. * February 12 – Upon the death of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of Sweden by his son Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris; the news of his father's death reaches him about a month later. * March – War of the Regulation: Royal Colony of North Carolina, North Carolina Governor William Tryon raises a militia to put down the long-running uprising of backcountry militias against North Carolina's colonial government. * March 12 – The North Carolina General Assembly establishes Wake County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain General Of Catalonia
The office of Captain General of Catalonia (; ) was created in 1713 by the Nueva Planta decrees of King Philip V of Spain to replace that of Viceroy of Catalonia. List of Captains General of Catalonia Under Philip V Under Ferdinand VI Under Charles III Under Charles IV Under Ferdinand VII Under Joseph Bonaparte (Governor general) French Empire Under Ferdinand VII (restoration) Under Isabella II Provisional Government (1868–1871) Under Amadeo I First Republic Provisional Government (1873–1874) Under Alfonso XII Under Alfonso XIII Second Republic Under Francisco Franco Under Juan Carlos I Región Militar Pirenaica Inspector General of the Army Footnotes {{reflist 1713 establishments in Spain Captains General of Catalonia, Former subdivisions of Spain History of Catalonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke Of Bailén
Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri, 1st Duke of Bailén (24 September 1758 – 22 April 1852) was a Spanish Army officer, politician and nobleman who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He presided over the Regency Council of Spain and the Indies ('' de facto'' head of state), in 1810. From July to September 1834, Castaños served as the first president of the Senate of Spain, at that time called the House of Peers. Castaños is remembered for his victory over the French under Dupont, whom he surrounded and compelled to surrender at the decisive Battle of Bailen in 1808, where the Napoleonic army was defeated in the open field for the first time and which led to King Joseph having to abandon Madrid at the end of that same month. Just months later he led his army to a decisive defeat at the Battle of Tudela. After this he served under Wellington in several engagements, and was commander of the Spanish army, if required, to invade France in 1815. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days ( ), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition (), marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 110 days). This period saw the War of the Seventh Coalition, and includes the Waterloo campaign and the Neapolitan War as well as several other minor campaigns. The phrase ''les Cent Jours'' (the Hundred Days) was first used by the prefect of Paris, Gaspard, comte de Chabrol, in his speech welcoming the king back to Paris on 8 July. Napoleon returned while the Congress of Vienna was sitting. On 13 March, seven days before Napoleon reached Paris, the powers at the Congress of Vienna declared him an outlaw, and on 25 March, Austria, Prussia, Russia and the United Kingdom, the four Great Powers and key members of the Seventh Coalition, bound themselves to put 150,000 men each into the field to end his rule. This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Javier Abadía
Francisco Javier Abadía y Aragorri (1770–1836) was a Spanish lieutenant general and, briefly, minister of war. Early career Abadía enlisted as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Regiment and was garrisoned at Ceuta and Melilla.. Isabel Sánchez, José Luis"Francisco Javier Abadía y Aragorri".''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').] Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 21 July 2023. In 1793, during the War of the Pyrenees, he saw action as a sub-lieutenant at Toulon and promoted to second lieutenant for his bravery in action. He saw further action at Balaguer, at the strategic bridge at Molins de Rei and at Sant Llorenç de la Muga. Following the fall of Figueras (28 November 1794), Abadía took part in defending Rosas (28 November 1794 – 4 February 1795), until the governor, General Domingo Izquierdo, ordered the stronghold to be evacuated by sea, and Abadía, at the head of 500 troops, was ordered to oversee the operation. Taken prisoner by the French, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Francisco Javier Losada
Francisco Javier Losada y Pardo de Figueroa (1777–1847), 8th Count of Maceda, 6th Count of San Román, was a Spanish military commander. Early career Losada joined the Provincial Regiment of Santiago as a captain in 1797. Shortly after the start of the war against England in 1805, he was promoted to colonel of the Provincial Regiment of Compostela and was garrisoned at La Coruña until the outbreak of the Peninsular War.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto"Francisco Javier Losada y Pardo de Figueroa".''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').] Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 20 July 2023. Peninsular War (1807–1814) In June 1808 the Junta de Galicia promoted him to brigadier and he was given command of the La Coruña Volunteers Regiment, which saw action Zornoza, Balmaseda y Espinosa de los Monteros, before withdrawing to León and Galicia. In 1809 he fought at Villafranca (18 March) and was given command of the 1st Division of the Army of the Left the following m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
