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Félix Jones (soldier)
Félix Jones (floruit, ''fl.'' 1751–1817) was an Irish"... an Irish officer, in spite of his Welsh name...". (Oman, 1902: p. 177.)-Spanish military commander. His son, Félix Jones Rooth, also a military commander, was ''teniente del rey''Similar to the British 'lord-lieutenant'. of Tarragona from 1835 to 1845. Early career In 1784, Jones was promoted to lieutenant colonel and colonel in 1791.. Gil Novales, Alberto (2010)''Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833)'': G/O, pp. 1587–1588.Mapfre, Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 2 May 2023. In 1794, he was given command of the Irlanda Regiment (Spain), Irlanda Regiment. He was promoted to brigadier in 1795. Peninsular War In 1807, following the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (October 1807), Treaty of Fontainebleau, allowing for the Invasion of Portugal (1807), invasion of Portugal, Jones led one of Francisco Solano (soldier), Solano's divisions into Portugal,Solano's was one of the three auxiliary Spanish corps tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are Will (law), wills Attestation clause, attested by John Jones in 1204 and 1229, as well as a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)", even though Jones was born before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |