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Juan Caro Sureda
Juan Caro Sureda (1775–1826)Although his biography at Real Academia de la Historia (see Isabel Sánchez, below) gives 1820 as his date of death, the same source refers to him as captain general of Catalonia from 1825 to 1826. The date of death is probably the latter. was a Spanish military commander, the younger brother of Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marquis of La Romana, and José Caro Sureda. Early career Enlisting as a cadet in the Infantry Regiment of Cantabria in 1787, in 1790 he transferred to the Soria Regiment and was promoted to lieutenant. In 1793 he participated in the War of the Pyrenees as aide-de-camp to General Ventura Caro, his uncle.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto"José Caro Sureda".Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 21 May 2023. In 1794 he was promoted to captain of the Regiment of Valencia Volunteers and in 1798 he was attached to the Regiment of Spanish Hussars. The following year, he went to Mahón, under the orders of his elder brother, the Marquis of La Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palma De Mallorca
Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. , Palma de Mallorca Airport, Palma Airport serves over 29 million passengers per year. History Palma was founded as a Ancient Rome, Roman camp upon the remains of a Talaiotic settlement. The city was subjected to several Vandal raids during the fall of the Western Roman Empire, then reconquered by the Byzantine Empire, then colonised by the Moors (who called it ''Medina Mayurqa'') and, in the 13th century, by James I of Aragon. Roman period After the conquest of Mallorca, the city was loosely incorporated into the province of Hispania Tarraconensis, Tarraco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique O'Donnell, Conde De La Bisbal
Enrique José O'Donnell y Anatar, conde de La Bisbal or (English: Henry Joseph O'Donnell) (1769 – 17 May 1834) was a Spanish general of Irish descent who fought in the Peninsular War. Biography O'Donnell was born in San Sebastián, a descendant of the Irish noble dynasty of O'Donnell of Tyrconnell who left Ireland after the Battle of the Boyne, A member of the branch of the family that settled in Austria, General Karl O'Donnell Count of Tyronnel (1715–1771), held important commands during the Seven Years' War. His father was Joseph O'Donnell y O'Donnell (1722–1787), Colonel of the Spanish Infantry Regiment of Ireland, Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army, and his mother was Mariana de Anethan y Mareshal, of Luxemburg. Born in Spain, he early entered the Spanish army, fighting in 1793–1795 in the Convention War, and in 1810 became general, receiving a command in Catalonia, where in that year he earned his title and the rank of field-marshal. While fighting against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Commanders Of The Napoleonic Wars
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Spanish Generals
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1826 Deaths
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1775 Births
Events Summary The American Revolutionary War began this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride. The Second Continental Congress takes various steps toward organizing an American government, appointing George Washington commander-in-chief (June 14), Benjamin Franklin postmaster general (July 26) and creating a Continental Navy (October 13) and a Marine force (November 10) as landing troops for it, but as yet the 13 colonies have not declared independence, and both the British (June 12) and American (July 15) governments make laws. On July 6, Congress issues the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms and on August 23, King George III of Great Britain declares the American colonies in rebellion, announcing it to Parliament on November 10. On June 17, two months into the colonial siege of Boston, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, just north of Boston, Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citadel Of Barcelona
The Citadel of Barcelona (in Spanish, ''Ciudadela de Barcelona''; in Catalan, ''Fortalesa de la Ciutadella'') was a bastion fort citadel built in Barcelona. The works commenced in 1714 and, at the time of its construction, it was the largest fortress in Europe, capable of housing 8,000 troops. It was designed by the military engineer Marquis of Verboom, who would also, in 1718, be appointed the Citadel's first governor. Although its fortifications were dismantled in the mid-19th century, some of its original buildings still remain, including its arsenal, today the Palau del Parlament de Catalunya, the seat of the Catalan Parliament. The rest of the site was converted into the city's main central park, the Parc de la Ciutadella, by the architect Josep Fontserè i Mestre, Josep Fontserè in 1872. Background The city of Barcelona is flanked on its southwestern edge by Montjuïc, the hill from which Montjuïc Castle takes its name. During the Reapers' War, Catalan Revolt (1640), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saguntum
The Battle of Saguntum (25 October 1811) saw the Imperial French Army of Aragon under Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet fighting a Spanish army led by Captain General Joaquín Blake. The Spanish attempt to raise the siege of the Sagunto Castle failed when the French, Italians, and Poles drove their troops off the battlefield in rout. The action took place during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Sagunto lies a short distance from the east coast of Spain, about north of Valencia. Suchet invaded the province of Valencia in September 1811. He tried to quickly seize Sagunto Castle, but its garrison under Colonel Luis Andriani repulsed two attacks and the French-Allied army was forced to lay siege to the ancient fortress. When Blake's army advanced from Valencia to raise the siege, Suchet posted his somewhat smaller army to resist the Spanish. Blake's attack on Suchet's right flank went awry and soon the poorly-trained Spanish troops were fleeing. The Spanish troops a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Tarragona (1811)
In the siege of Tarragona, Catalonia, from 5 May to 29 June 1811, Louis Gabriel Suchet's French Army of Aragon laid siege to a Spanish garrison led by Lieutenant General Juan Senen de Contreras. A British naval squadron commanded by Admiral Edward Codrington harassed the French besiegers with cannon fire and transported large numbers of reinforcements into the city by sea. Nevertheless, Suchet's troops stormed into the defenses and killed or captured almost all the defenders. The action took place at the port of Tarragona, Catalonia, on the east coast of Spain during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Background The French conquest of Aragon had started with the Siege of Tortosa. Siege Emperor Napoleon offered Suchet a marshal's baton if he could capture Tarragona, so the French general pursued his goal vigorously. He methodically overran the city's outer works as he drove his siege parallels forward. The French general easily fended off weak attempts to rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Contreras
Juan Senén de Contreras Torres (1760–1830) was a Spanish military commander. Early career Born in the province of Toledo, Contreras joined the Regiment of Alcázar de San Juan as a cadet in 1772, being promoted to lieutenant in 1783. He took an especial interest in studying mathematics, as applied to warfare, and in 1787, after having published a compendium of the writings of the Marquis de Santa Cruz de Marcenado, the King sent him on a four-year tour of Europe to continue his studies.. Gil Novales, Alberto (2010)''Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833)'': P/Z, pp. 2861–2862. Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 9 April 2023. Returning to Madrid in September 1791, he was promoted to captain the following year and that April, to lieutenant colonel of the Regiment of Alcázar. After seeing action in the War of the Pyrenees, at Irún (30 August), Vera (7 September), Urrugne (5 February 1794), Yzpegui (3 June), Baztán (23 & 24 June) and Lecumberri (15 October), in 1798 Contrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcalà De Xivert
Alcalà de Xivert (; es, Alcalá de Chivert ) is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. Geography The main town is located inland in a flat valley between the two mountain ranges of Serra d'Irta and Serra de les Talaies. There is no river in the valley; instead, the water emerges in natural ponds known as ''basses''. History Its castle occupied a strong position for the control of the routes along the Mediterranean coast. Here stood a Moorish castle (the name of the town derives from Arabic ''al-qalat'' = "the castle") that was captured by James I of Aragon in 1234, who also resettled the place with Christian villagers. On 30 August 1905, scientists came from all over the world to Alcalà de Xivert to watch a total solar eclipse which covered an area from the coast of North Africa to the North-East of Spain. In contemporary times the economy of the town is devoted mainly to tourism, with several beaches and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis Of Campoverde
Luis González Torres de Navarra Castro, 5th Marquis of Campoverde, was a Spanish military commander during the Peninsular War. Highly polemical, according to his biography at Spain's Real Academia de la Historia, all Spanish and British historians have criticised his command of the Army of Catalonia and, especially, his role in the fall of Tarragona in June 1811. Early career Peninsular War He saw action at the Battle of Mollet (January 1810). At the Combat of Cardona (October 1810), Campoverde's division, together with several thousand somatenes, had manned the town, its castle, and the neighbouring heights. Without waiting for Marshal Macdonald and the reserve brigade, the Italian general Eugenio marched straight at the Spanish position, with Salme's French brigade in support, and was forced to retreat. Oman, Charles (1908) ''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. III, p. 500.''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 8 April 2023. When the captain general of Catalonia, O'Donne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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