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    Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel KCB MWO (7 July 1770 – 14 July 1843) was a Spanish General and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1835...
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    then Generals Henry Joseph O'Donnell, Count of La Bisbal, Quiroga and Miguel de Álava led the action. Access to the city was protected by the batteries of...
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    Eugène Rose de Beauharnais (French: [øʒɛn də boaʁnɛ]; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was a French nobleman, statesman, and military commander who...
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    Battle of Leipzig (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1    The Battle of Leipzig (French: Bataille de Leipsick; German: Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig, [ˈfœlkɐˌʃlaxt baɪ̯ ˈlaɪ̯pt͡sɪç]...
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    2023. Traité de Fontainebleau, 11 avril 1814. Boureau, Alain (1985). "Chp.VI "Un signe de ralliement : l'aigle étatique des États-Unis et de l'Empire français...
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  • Morote Esquivel, novelist Juan de Esquivel, explorer, first governor of Jamaica Juan Esquivel Barahona, composer Miguel de Álava y Esquivel, General and statesman...
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    bed, reflecting his lack of regard for creature comforts. General Miguel de Álava complained that Wellington said so often that the army would march...
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    Justo, and San Leandro, before breaking the line just astern of Admiral Alava's flagship Spanish ship Santa Ana, into which she fired a devastating double-shotted...
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    Artola, Miguel (1999). La España de Fernando VII. Madrid: Espasa. p. 405. ISBN 8423997421. "¿Por qué firmaron Iturbide y O'Donojú los Tratados de Córdoba...
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    Grande Armée in 1812. Even Napoleon's own ex-foreign minister, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, sent a letter to the Coalition monarchs stating that the Parisians...
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    Louis Bonaparte (category Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe)
    benefited from Napoleon's patronage. In 1802, he married his step-niece Hortense de Beauharnais, the daughter of Empress Joséphine (Napoleon's wife). In 1806...
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    long a matter of dispute. The Duke of Wellington puts it at 10:00. General Alava says half-past eleven, Napoleon and Drouet say noon, and Ney 13:00. Lord...
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    bibliographique de la vallée de Montmorency, a partir de la porte Saint-Denis a Pontoise inclusivement: Contenant la description complète de la ville de St.-Denis...
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    its origin to its extinction (1578-1830)]. Annuaire-bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France (in French) (2): 113. Retrieved 20 May 2020. J ........
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    destroyed part of Juan Miguel de Vives y Feliu's Spanish army at Cardedeu near Barcelona on 16 December and routed the Spaniards under Conde de Caldagues and Theodor...
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    Shortly after that battle, Nelson took part in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where the attack failed and he lost his right arm, forcing him to...
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    Ciudad 7 Talavera 6 Corunna 5 Tudela 4 Bailén 3 Valencia 2 Madrid 1    The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808...
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    Battle of Austerlitz (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    also depicted on the bas-relief of the eastern pillar of the Arc de Triomphe and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. Gare d'Austerlitz Military career of Napoleon...
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    Joachim Murat (category Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe)
    suppressing the royalist insurrection in Paris. He became Napoleon's aide-de-camp and commanded the cavalry during the French campaigns in Italy and Egypt...
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    Revolutionary Serbia was in a state of rebellion against the Ottoman rule, de facto independent, led initially Karađorđe 1804–1813 who was succeeded by...
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    War of the Sixth Coalition (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    Prussia 2 Germany 1    In the War of the Sixth Coalition (French: Guerre de la Sixième Coalition) (December 1812 – May 1814), sometimes known in Germany...
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    Battle of Ulm (category Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe)
    Mack tried to break out to the north. His army was blocked by Pierre Dupont de l'Etang's VI Corps division and some cavalry in the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen...
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  • North Pacific, brother of Ignacio María de Álava and uncle of Miguel Ricardo de Álava. The son of Gaspar Álava Aranguren and Joaquina Sáenz Navarrete,...
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  • of only one person who was present at both Trafalgar and Waterloo: Miguel de Álava, originally a marine in the Spanish Navy at the time when Spain was...
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    Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    its origin to its extinction (1578–1830)]. Annuaire-bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France (in French) (2): 113. Retrieved 20 May 2020. Hof- und...
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    Spain (1808–1813). After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to the United States, where he settled near Bordentown...
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    Napoleonic Wars (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    "BERGUÑO HURTADO, Fernando. Los soldados de Napoleón en la Independencia de Chile. 1817–1830". Revista de historia americana y argentina (in Spanish)...
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    Blücher Duke of Brunswick Prince of Hohenlohe Ferdinand VII of Spain Miguel de Álava Maria I of Portugal Prince Regent John of Portugal Count of Feira William...
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  • Napoleon used two primary strategies for the approach to battle. His "Manoeuvre De Derrière" (move onto the rear) was intended to place the French Army across...
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    origine de l'expression". L'Internaute. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021. Chambray, George de (1823). Histoire de l'expédition...
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