General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque (1775–1811) was an aristocrat, diplomat, and senior

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officer in the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

.{{sfn, Haythornthwaite, 2004, p=66José León gives his full name as ''José María de la Cueva y de la Cerda, XIV Duque de Alburquerque'' (José María de la Cueva and de la Cerda, 14th Duke of Albuquerque) {{harv, León, 2007, p=50

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Alburquerque was born on 10 December 1775 and joined the army at the age of 17.{{sfn, León, 2007, p=50 In July 1809, Alburquerque commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Spanish Army of the Centre at the

Battle of Talavera The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War. At Talavera, a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley combined with a Spanish a ...

. He lost the

Battle of Arzobispo The Battle of Arzobispo on 8 August 1809 saw two Imperial French corps commanded by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult launch an assault crossing of the Tagus River against a Spanish force under José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Alburquerque. Alb ...

(8 August 1809).{{sfn, Haythornthwaite, 2004, p=66{{sfn, Rickard, 2008 In 1810, Alburquerque commanded the Army of Estremadura and on 4 February entered Cadiz with 11,000 men, securing it as a Spanish base.{{sfn, Haythornthwaite, 2004, p=66{{sfn, Musteen, 2011, p=129 He was appointed governor of the city, but he fell out with General

Gregorio García de la Cuesta Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis (9 May 1741 – 1811) was a prominent Spanish general of the Peninsular War. Early career Born in La Lastra, Cantabria, to a family of petty nobles, Cuesta entered military service in 1758 as ...

and resigned. In March 1810, he was appointed Spanish ambassador to the Court of Saint James in London. He died in 1811, and his funeral took place in

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.{{sfn, Haythornthwaite, 2004, p=66

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*{{cite book, last=Haythornthwaite , first=Philip J. , year=2004 , title=The Complete Companion to the Iberian Campaigns 1807–14 , series=Brassey's almanac, edition=illustrated , publisher=Brassey's , isbn=978-1-85753-329-3, pag
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} *{{cite book , last=León , first=José María García , year=2007 , title=En Torno a Las Cortes de Cádiz , publisher=Quorum Editores , isbn=978-8-488599-92-6 , pag
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language=es *{{cite book , last=Musteen , first=Jason R. , year=2011 , title=Nelson's Refuge: Gibraltar in the Age of Napoleon , publisher=Naval Institute Press , isbn=978-1-61251-084-2 , pag
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} *{{cite web, last=Rickard , first=J , date=17 April 2008, url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_arzobispo.html , title=Combat of Arzobispo, 8 August 1809 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cueva, Jose Maria de la, 14th Duke of Albuquerque 1775 births 1811 deaths Spanish generals Ambassadors of Spain to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dukes of Albuquerque Spanish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{spain-mil-bio-stub {{spain-diplomat-stub

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