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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] |