Carlos de España

(1775-1839)
Name
Espana
Nation
Spain
Rating
3" A(4)+0
Drop
0
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Command Ratings

Division
3"A(4)+0
Points: 7
Cavalry or Temp Corps
5"A(4)+0
Points: 14
Corps
7"A(4)+0
Points: 18
Small Army
7"A(4)+0
Points: 25
Wing
7"A(4)+0
Points: 25
Medium Army
8"A(4)+0
Points: 28

Commands & Units

  • Commands the Militia Brigade of Spanish Army at Albuera (1811, age 36)
  • Commands the Spanish Contingent of Allied Army at Salamanca (1812, age 37)
  • Commands the Spanish Division of Allied Army at Salamanca (1812, age 37)
No biography is available for this general.
Born in France, he joined the Spanish army in 1792. He earned a decent record during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. XX 11-12 Rio Gebora, Albuera, Salamanca. Criticized by Wellington for abandoning his brigade @ Albaole Tormes (7/12) & for letting the French escape after Salamanca. He joined the 1820 French invasion to restore the Spanish king and ordered mass murders in Catalonia. In 1839, mutinous Spanish soldiers tied him to a millstone and threw him in a river (1775-1839)

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