Juan Henestrosa
Juan Henestrosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1765 Écija, Seville |
| Died | 19 December 1831 (aged 66) Madrid |
| Battles / wars | Peninsular War |
Juan de la Cruz Fernández de Henestrosa y Horcasitas (1765–1831) was a Spanish military commander.
Early career
[edit]Appointed lieutenant colonel of the María Luisa Regiment of Hussars at the beginning of 1801, Henestrosa saw action during the War of the Oranges.[1]
Peninsular War
[edit]Having been given command of the Regiment of Light Infantry Volunteers of Spain in August 1807, he refused to obey orders to join French General Dupont's forces,[note 1] and instead marched his regiment to Extremadura, for which he was promoted to brigadier in June 1808 by the local Junta.[1] By October that year, Henestrosa was leading the 2nd Division of Galluzo's 12,800-strong Army of Extremadura,[2] an army which the following month, then under the command of the Conde de Belvedere, would be routed at Gamonal.[2]
1809
[edit]He was promoted to lieutenant general of Cavalry following the Battle of Medellín (28 March 1809).[3]
Post-war career
[edit]Henestrosa was appointed captain general of Spain's Royal Armies in 1825.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c (in Spanish). Martín-Lanuza, Alberto. "Juan de la Cruz Fernández de Henestrosa y Horcasitas". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (DB~e). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b Oman, Charles (1902). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. I, pp. 26, 34, 462, 500, 634. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ (in Spanish). Gil Novales, Alberto (2010). Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833): G/O, pp. 1458–1459. Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 18 April 2023.