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Ejército Del Centro (1808)
The Ejército del Centro (Army of the Centre) was one of the four large corps, plus a reserve, that resulted from the re-organisation of the existing regiments and corps of the Spanish Army in the early months of Spain's War of Independence (1808-14), part of the Peninsular War (1807–1814). Background The jubilation following General Castaños Castaños is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is ...' mid-July victory at Battle of Bailén, Bailén was short-lived, and Christophe Antoine Merlin, General Merlin's sacking of Bilbao, on 16 August 1808,Napier, William Francis Patrick and Mathieu Dumas (1828)''Histoire de la guerre dans la Péninsule et dans le midi de la France, depuis l'année 1807 jusqu'a l'année 1814'', Volume I, p. 287-8. Treuttel et Würtz.''Google Books''. Retrieved 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Central Junta
The Supreme Central and Governing Junta of Spain and the Indies (; also known as Supreme Central Junta, the Supreme Council, or the Junta of Seville) was the Spanish organ ( junta) that assumed the executive and legislative powers of the Kingdom of Spain during the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic occupation of Spain. It was established on 25 September 1808 following the Spanish victory at the Battle of Bailén and after the Council of Castile declared null and void the abdications of Charles IV and Ferdinand VII at Bayonne earlier in May. It was active until 30 January 1810. It was initially formed by the representatives of the provincial juntas and first met in Aranjuez chaired by the Count of Floridablanca, with 35 members in total. ''Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes''. In Spanish. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Of Castile
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. Definition In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called , meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called , meaning Air and Space Army. The naval force, although not using the term "army", is also included in the broad sense of the term "armies" — thus the French Navy is an integral component of the collective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Somosierra
The Battle of Somosierra took place on 30 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, when a combined Franco- Napoleonic Spanish- Polish force under the direct command of Napoleon I forced a passage through a Spanish division stationed at the Sierra de Guadarrama, which shielded Madrid from direct French attack. At the Somosierra mountain pass, north of Madrid, a heavily outnumbered Spanish detachment of regulars, volunteers and artillery under Benito de San Juan attempted to block Napoleon's advance onto Madrid. Napoleon overwhelmed the Spanish positions in a combined arms attack, sending the Polish '' Chevau-légers'' of the Imperial Guard at the Spanish guns while French infantry advanced up the slopes. The victory removed the last obstacle barring the road to Madrid, which fell a few days later. Background French invasion of Spain had started with the Battle of Zornoza. By late November 1808 the French ''Grande Armée'' had overwhelmed and destroyed both wings of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Burgos
The Battle of Gamonal (also known, in Spanish, as the Battle of Burgos) was fought on 10 November 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of near Burgos, Spain. A French army under Soult overwhelmed the outnumbered Spanish troops under General Belvedere, opening central Spain, including Madrid, to invasion. Background Napoleon, staying for four days at Vitoria on his way down to Madrid, had been waiting, among other things, for the news that Bessières had occupied Burgos. Bessières himself, already aware that he was to be superseded by Soult, had not yet advanced on that city. Although his forces numbered some 70,000 men, of which nearly 20,000 were veteran cavalry from Germany, only the 18,000 bayonets and 6,500 sabres of his 2nd Corps and the cavalry of Milhaud and Franceschi were on the front line. Facing them at Burgos were its garrison of 1,600 men, and four guns. However, on 7 November, Conde de Belvedere arrived from Madrid with his 1st Division (4,000 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel De Lapeña
Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal * Manuel I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny (other), a common nickname for those named Manuel *Manoel (other) *Immanuel (other) *Emmanuel (other) *Emanuel (other) *Emmanuelle (other) *Manuela (other) Manuela may refer to: People * Manuela (given name), a Spanish and Portuguese feminine given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Malet, Marquis De Coupigny
Antoine de Malet (in Spanish, Antonio Malet), Marquis of Coupigny (1761–1825) was a French-born Spanish military officer. Early career Having obtained Spanish nationality, Coupigny joined the Spanish Royal Guard as a cadet in 1776 and was promoted to ''alférez'' that same year. In 1780 he was promoted to ''alférez'' of Grenadiers. He saw action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar in 1781 and in the War of the Pyrenees, where he was wounded. In 1781 he was promoted to second lieutenant, to lieutenant in 1786 and in 1796 to captain of the Royal Guards. In 1801, Coupigny participated in the War of the Oranges, seeing service at the sieges of Olivenza and Jurumenha. At the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition, in 1805, he was appointed commanding officer of Campo de Gibraltar. Peninsular War In 1807, Coupigny led the vanguard of the Spanish division that invaded Portugal. Isabel Sánchez, José Luis"Antoine de Malet".''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico''. Real Academia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María De La Cueva, 14th Duke Of Alburquerque
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army During The Napoleonic Wars
The British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars experienced a time of rapid change. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, the army was a small, awkwardly administered force of barely 40,000 men. By the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the numbers had vastly increased. At its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. The British infantry was "the only military force not to suffer a major reverse at the hands of Napoleonic France." Command, control and organization High Command Throughout the conflict with Napoleon, the British military high command remained largely what it had been under Queen Anne. The only major innovation was introduced by William Pitt the Younger in 1794, when he created a fully-fledged ministry with responsibility for military affairs. However, the Secretary of War was also Home Secretary, Treasurer of the Royal Navy and President of the Indian Board of Control. Thus the Secretary of State for War remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro González Llamas
Pedro González Llamas (c. 1738 – 1822) was a Spanish general in the Peninsular War and one of the deputies, for Murcia, who signed the Spanish Constitution of 1812. Early career Shortly after enlisting as a cadet in the Royal Guard in 1762, González Llamas saw active service during the Spanish invasion of Portugal that year. At the Great Siege of Gibraltar, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish forces, Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor, promoted him to major. He was wounded at the beginning of 1781, and at the end of that year, was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Louis de Crillón, the allied commander-in-chief appointed him to lead one of the columns of Grenadiers. At the beginning of 1783 he was promoted to colonel of the Royal Guards Regiment in the general promotion of that year but requested to be transferred to the Provincial Regiment of Murcia, of which he was appointed the lieutenant colonel.. Martín-Lanuza Martínez, Alberto"Pedro González Llamas". ''Diccionario Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio García De La Cuesta
Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis (9 May 1741 – 25 November 1811) was a prominent Spanish army officer and commander of Spain's armies at the beginning of the Peninsular War. Charles Oman (1902) stated that: Throughout the two years during which he held high command in the field, Gregorio de la Cuesta consistently displayed an arrogance and an incapacity far exceeding that of any other Spanish general. (Oman, pp. 140–141.) Oman, Charles (1902)''A History of the Peninsula War'', Vol. I, pp. 67–68140–141.''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 11 April 2023. Early military career Cuesta entered military service in 1758 as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Regiment and was sent to Oran that June, where he would be stationed for the following four years Caimari Calafat, Tomeu"Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis".''Historia Hispanica''. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 8 March 2023. While there, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant of the Granad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junta (Peninsular War)
In the Napoleonic era, junta () was the name chosen by several local administrations formed in Spain during the Peninsular War as a patriotic alternative to the official administration toppled by the French invaders. The juntas were usually formed by adding prominent members of society, such as prelates, to the already-existing ''Cabildo (council), ayuntamientos'' (municipal councils). The juntas of the capitals of the List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown#Kingdoms, traditional peninsular kingdoms of Spain styled themselves "Supreme Juntas", to differentiate themselves from, and claim authority over, provincial juntas. Juntas were also formed in Spanish America during this period in reaction to the developments in Spain. The juntas were not necessarily revolutionary, least of all anti-monarchy or democratically elected. By way of example, the junta in Murcia comprised the bishop, an archdeacon, two priors, seven members of the old city council, two magistrates, five promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
