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Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra (1 January 1717, in
College of the Theatine Fathers, the house where the Captain was born
1717 births 1797 deaths Spanish generals 18th-century Spanish military personnel Spanish admirals Spanish military personnel of the American Revolutionary War Military history of Gibraltar People from Palma de Mallorca {{Spain-mil-bio-stub
Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra (1 January 1717, in Palma, Majorca
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– 30 January 1797, in ''idem'') (in Catalan
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Antoni Barceló i Pont de la Terra) was a Spanish mariner
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The profession of the ...
, lieutenant general
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(equivalent to Admiral
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) of the Spanish Royal Armada.
He began as privateer
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at the service of the Spanish Empire
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and thanks to his merits, he became lieutenant general of the Spanish Royal Armada and fought against Algerians pirates.
He is famous for his anti-Algeria
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n privateer
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campaigns, bombardments of Algiers
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( Bombardment of Algiers in August 1783 and 2nd Bombardment of Algiers in July 1784) and use of Floating Batteries
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History
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during the Great Siege of Gibraltar
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See also
*Great Siege of Gibraltar
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*The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
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College of the Theatine Fathers, the house where the Captain was born
1717 births 1797 deaths Spanish generals 18th-century Spanish military personnel Spanish admirals Spanish military personnel of the American Revolutionary War Military history of Gibraltar People from Palma de Mallorca {{Spain-mil-bio-stub