Roger-Bernard-Charles Espagnac de Ramefort (15 August 1775 – 1839), better known as Charles d'Espagnac or, from 1817, Carlos d'Espagne,
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''. Retrieved 16 September 2013. was a French-born Spanish general who saw distinguished service in the

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, and as governor of Barcelona, was an opponent of Spanish liberals. In his letters and dispatches, Wellington refers to him as Carlos de España. He fought at the Battle of the Gebora, and was wounded fighting under the orders of General Beresford at the

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. In March 1812, he was wounded again at the Siege of Badajoz, fighting under the orders of Wellington, under whose orders he also fought at Salamanca. He was again wounded at the Siege of Pamplona in 1813. He was briefly governor of Madrid before returning to the battlefield at the

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and at

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, where he was again wounded.Álvaro Garrido, José Antonio ''et al''. (2008)
''Rincones de historia española: Episodios históricos, fabulosos y desconocidos a través de los siglos'', p. 103. EDAF.
At Google Books. Retrieved 16 September 2013. He was murdered by Catalan

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while crossing a bridge over the river

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, near Organya, and his body was thrown into the river with a stone around his neck.

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