Eugenio Martín Navarro de Egui (1733–1810) was a Spanish military commander.

Early career

Enlisting as a cadet in the Royal Guard Regiment in 1749, he was promoted to ''alférez'' in 1754.. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto
"Eugenio Martín Navarro de Egui".

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. Retrieved 13 September 2023. During the

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, he saw action at the Siege of Almeida. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1766. Given command of a company of Fusiliers in 1779, Navarro took part in the

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until it was lifted in 1783. He was promoted to Infantry brigadier in 1789, and Grenadier captain in 1791. At the outbreak of the

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Navarro was destined to the Army of Rosellón, where he was given command of the 3rd Brigade of Guards (Grenadiers and

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s). Appointed governor of

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following its fall in June 1793, he distinguished himself in action at Montesquieu (14 October 1793), at Villelongue and

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(7 and 14 December), where he was wounded. Having been promoted to field marshal that same month, Navarro was given command of the 6th Battalion of Guards. Following the Conde de la Unión's retreat from Boulou, Navarro, finding himself besieged at Collioure with a garrison of around 8,000 Cust, Edward (1859)
''Annals of the Wars: 1783-1795'', vol. 4, pp. 236–237.
''Google Books''. Retrieved 13 September 2023. since the beginning of May, capitulated towards the end of that month, surrendering 7,152 men,Navarro had previously allowed the men of the French Royalist Légion de la Reine regiment attached to his garrison to escape on small boats as they would surely have been executed by the besieging force. (Cust 1859, p. 237.) 91 guns and 21 flags. On his release, Navarro retired to Aragón. During the brief

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(1801), he was destined to the Army of Extremadura. At the outbreak of the

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(May 1808), Navarro was asked to take command of Zaragoza, which he refused due to his advanced years.

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