Abbad, Fabrice and Didier Ozanam (1992). Les intendants espagnols du XVIIIe siècle. Casa de Velázquez. ISBN978-84-86839-37-6.
January 01, 1970
josé, urbina, urbina, conde, cartaojal, josé, urbina, urbina, conde, cartaojal, april, 1761, march, 1833, spanish, soldier, general, intendant, during, revolutionary, napoleonic, wars, josé, urbina, urbina, conde, cartaojalborn, 1761, april, 1761málagadiedmarc. Jose de Urbina y Urbina 3rd conde de Cartaojal April 21 1761 March 22 1833 was a Spanish soldier general and intendant during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Jose de Urbina y Urbina 3rd conde de CartaojalBorn 1761 04 21 April 21 1761MalagaDiedMarch 22 1833 1833 03 22 aged 71 AntequeraAllegiance Kingdom of SpainService wbr branchArmy of SpainYears of service1771 1833RankLieutenant GeneralUnitRoyal GuardCommands heldArmy of the CenterBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary War Siege of Gibraltar War of the First Coalition War of the Pyrenees Spanish War of Independence Battle of Yevenes Battle of Ciudad RealMilitary career editCartaojal enlisted as a cadet in the Royal Guard in 1771 while studying at the Royal School of Mathematics in Barcelona Upon the declaration of war with Britain in 1779 his grenadier company was posted to the siege lines around Gibraltar Promoted alferez 1783 segundo ayudante 1788 and primer ayudante 1791 Cartaojal campaigned against the French Republicans in 1793 was wounded in action and received a colonelcy 1793 and captaincy 1795 1 Between 1796 and 1801 Cartaojal now Brigadier General served on the Board of Ordnance later on the staff of the Army of Galicia and with the field army assembled at Badajoz for the invasion of Portugal As a protege of Prime Minister Godoy Cartaojal enjoyed a string of political and military appointments with administrative posts as Captain General of Salamanca 1802 and intendant of Madrid 1803 1 At the French invasion of 1808 Cartaojal rallied to the insurgents and placed himself at the orders of General Cuesta in Valladolid who dispatched him to Seville to give an account to the Juntas of the Spanish defeat at Medina de Rioseco 1 Promoted Lieutenant General upon Napoleon s destruction of the Spanish armies Cartaojal took to the field with a reconstituted Army of the Centre but was crushed by General Sebastiani at the Battle of Ciudad Real and sacked for incompetence In February 1810 Cartaojal defected to the French occupiers and was granted an audience with King Joseph Bonaparte who appointed him conseiller d Etat and commissary for the Province of La Mancha and the Province of Toledo 1 But apparently regretting his decision the count delivered himself to the guerrilleros April 5 and was conducted to the Cortes of Cadiz which served as a parliamentary Regency after Ferdinand VII was deposed to be tried for treason 1 Absolved in 1813 Cartaojal was nonetheless held in suspicion for his liberalism and appointed only to the Army of Granada far from the front in the north Notes edit a b c d e Abbad 1992 pp 179 180References editAbbad Fabrice and Didier Ozanam 1992 Les intendants espagnols du XVIIIe siecle Casa de Velazquez ISBN 978 84 86839 37 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose de Urbina y Urbina 3rd Conde de Cartaojal amp oldid 1086779979, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
