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Capitulation Of Madrid (1808)
At the Capitulation of Madrid, on 4 December 1808, that city's military commander Tomás de Morla and the civil governor Fernando de la Vera, in representation of the '' Junta'' of Defence ( Junta Militar y Política de Madrid), capitulated to the Prince de Neuchâtel, Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier, in representation of Napoleon, who had himself arrived two days previously at the head of over 40,000 troops, at Chamartin, then a small village just outside the city, to the north, on 2 December, the anniversary of his important victory at Austerlitz. It was the second time that year that a large force of French troops had entered the capital of Spain. The previous March, Marshal Murat, the newly named Grand-Duke of Berg and the 'Lieutenant of the Emperor', had also done so at Chamartín at the head of a large body of cavalry, under Grouchy, who would be appointed the military governor of Madrid during this first period, and 20,000 infantry.. Murat had entered Madrid precisel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon Accepting The Surrender Of Madrid
''Napoleon Accepting the Surrender of Madrid'' (French: ''Capitulation de Madrid, le 4 décembre 1808'') is an 1810 history painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros. It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, accepting the capitulation of Madrid, on 4 December 1808, during the Peninsular War. Napoleon is shown with his general staff receiving a delegation from the city. It depicts the scene in a grand manner style that favours the French viewpoint.Palmer 2019, p. 210. It was exhibited at the 1810 Paris Salon, along with the painter's '' The Battle of the Pyramids'', depicting Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign. Today both works are in the collection of the Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc .... References Bibliography * Boime, Albert (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dos De Mayo Uprising
The ''Dos de Mayo'' or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action by junior officers, was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the First French Empire, French Imperial forces, with hundreds of public executions. Background The city had been under the occupation of Napoleon I of France, Napoleon's army since 23 March of the same year. King Charles IV of Spain, Charles IV had been forced by the Spanish people during the Tumult of Aranjuez to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand VII, and at the time of the uprising both were in the French city of Bayonne at the insistence of Napoleon. An attempt by the French general Joachim Murat to move Charles IV's Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, daughter and her children along with his Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, youngest son to Bayonne sparked a rebelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somosierra (mountain Pass)
Somosierra is a mountain pass in the Sierra de Guadarrama north of Madrid in Spain. It connects the north of the Community of Madrid with the east of the province of Segovia. Just south of the pass is the municipality of Somosierra with a population of 77. It has an altitude of and is crossed by the A-1 ( E5) road through , a short twin-bore tunnel named in honour of a civil engineer who worked on the Spanish motorway network. There is also a rail tunnel. History The road was originally a track opened up by Napoleon to provide a direct route to Madrid. In 1808 this led to the Battle of Somosierra between French-Polish and Spanish forces. In 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Somosierra (1936) took place in the heights of the pass between Carlist and Falangist units and Spanish Republican Army The Spanish Republican Army () was the main branch of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Amable Ruffin
François Amable Ruffin (; 31 August 1771 – 15 May 1811) was a general of division in Napoleon's First French Empire. He was mortally woundedJohn Fortescue (historian), Fortescue, John (1917)''A History of the British Army'', Vol. VIII, p. 675. London: Macmillan.''Internet Archive''. Retrieved 14 January 2023. while leading his troops against the British at Battle of Barrosa, Barrosa, Spain (March 1811). Biography Having been captain of a company of volunteers from Bolbec, he was named commander of the 7th Battalion of Seine-Maritime, Seine-Inférieure on 20 September 1792. He fought in the French Revolution and subsequently in the battles of the First French Empire, seeing action at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 and the Battle of Heilsberg in 1807. His conduct at the Battle of Friedland in 1807 saw him given the title of ''comte de l'Empire'' and promoted to general of division (''général de division''), and he took command of Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Fernando Patiño, 3rd Marquis Of Castelar
Ramón Fernando Patiño Castro Osorio y Mariño (1753–1817) was a Spanish military commander.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto"Ramón Fernando Patiño Castro Osorio y Mariño". ''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 22 January 2025. Early career Peninsular War At the outbreak of the war, Castelar was appointed member of the Military Junta and, the following October, captain general of New Castile. At Madrid, he joined General Morla, who had been sent to Madrid as director-general of Artillery and who had started preparing the fortifications of the city, including the mountain passes on its approaches. Together, they were in charge of defending the capital. However, with Napoleon rapidly approaching with a large force, Castelar abandoned the city, taking some five thousand troops and sixteen cannon with him to join General Heredia and retreat to Talavera de la Reina.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto"José Heredia y Velarde". ''Diccionari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Gamonal
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 foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conde De Belvedere
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Conde is the Ibero-Romance form of "count" (Latin ''comitatus''). It may refer to: * Counts in Iberia *List of countships in Portugal Places United States * Conde, South Dakota, a city France * Condé-sur-l'Escaut (or simply 'Condé'), a commune Brazil * Conde, Bahia Surname *Conde (surname) See also *Count *Comte (other) (French, Catalan and Occitan term for "Count") *Conte (other) (Italian term for "Count") *Condé (other) Condé is a French place name and personal name. It is ultimately derived from a Celtic word, "Condate", meaning "confluence" (of two rivers) - from which was derived the Romanised form "Condatum", in use during the Roman period, and thence to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranda De Duero
Aranda de Duero is a city and municipality, capital of the Ribera del Duero comarca, in the south of the province of Burgos, in Castile and León, Spain. It has a population of roughly 33,000 people and lies on the River Duero. Description The municipality of Aranda de Duero is made up of three towns: Aranda de Duero (seat or capital), La Aguilera and Sinovas. Aranda de Duero is the capital of the Ribera del Duero wine region. The town is unique for having wine cellars that interconnect below the streets of the town centre. Wine clubs (''peñas'') celebrate special events in these cellars. Location Aranda de Duero is at the junction of several transport routes across Spain. The N1 ''autovía'' (known as A-1) runs north / south by Aranda, along which visitors and import/export goods travel between Madrid and the south coast. Another important road running east to west connects Portugal with important cities on the way (e.g. Zamora, Valladolid, Soria) and the east coast. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Spain)
The Ministry of Defence (MINISDEF) is the Spanish government departments, department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning, developing and carrying out the general guidelines of the Government about the defence policy and the managing of the military administration. It is the administrative and executive body of the Spanish Armed Forces. According to the Constitution of Spain, Constitution of 1978, the Monarchy of Spain, Monarch is the Commander in Chief of the Spanish military. He can declare war or conclude peace with authorization of the Cortes Generales, provided this act is countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain, Prime Minister. The Ministry of Defence is headed by the Minister of Defence, a Council of Ministers (Spain), Cabinet member who depends directly from the Prime Minister of Spain, Prime Minister. Beneath the Ministry of Defence are five subordinate principal departments: the Armed Forces headed by the Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain), Chief of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
