Spanish Military Personnel of the Napoleonic Wars - Spanish Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars, Agustina de Aragn, Manuel La Pea (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Spanish Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars, Agustina de Aragn, Manuel La Pea, Juan Martn Dez, Joaqun Blake Y Joyes, Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of La Romana, Francisco Espoz Y Mina, Jos de Urbina Y Urbina, 3rd Conde de Cartaojal, Mariano lvarez de Castro, Gregorio Garca de La Cuesta, Jos de Palafox Y Melzi, Duke of Saragossa, Francisco Javier Mina, Pedro Velarde Y Santilln, Francisco Javier Castaos, 1st Duke of Bailn, Benito de San Juan, Juana Galn, Luis Rebolledo de Palafox Y Melci, 1st Marqus de Lazn, Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade Y Armijo, Theodor Von Reding, Vicente Genaro de Quesada, Jos Pascual de Zayas Y Chacn. Excerpt: Agustina Raimunda Mara Saragossa Domnech, or Agustina de Aragn, (March 4, 1786 May 29, 1857) was a famous Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army. Known as "the Spanish Joan of Arc," she has been the subject of much folklore, mythology, and artwork, including sketches by Francisco de Goya and the poetry of Lord Byron. Agustina, maid of Aragn, fires a gun on the French invaders at Saragossa (David Wilkie).In the summer of 1808, Saragossa was one of the last cities in northern Spain not to have fallen to the forces of Napoleon and was therefore, by the time of the siege, choked with vast numbers of refugees fleeing the advancing Grande Arme. In early June, the French began to advance on Zaragoza, which had not seen war for about 450 years and was held by a tiny provincial force under Jos de Palafox, whose heroism would come to rival Agustina's. The Duke of Saragossa by GoyaOn June 15, 1808, the French army stormed the Portillo, an ancient gateway into the city defended by a hodgepodge batte... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9311795