Raimundo Caldagues (Count) | |
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Born | c. 1752 Auvergne, France |
Died | c. 1824 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of Spain |
Service/ | French Army Spanish Army |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars |
Awards | Order of Saint Louis |
Raimundo Caldagues y Remond, Count of Caldagues[note 1] (c. 1752 – c. 1824) was a French military commander of the Spanish army who distinguished himself leading the relief force at the second siege of Girona (16 August 1808).[1][2] He was promoted to field marshal the following day.[3]
Charles Oman, in his A History of the Peninsular War, Volume 2 (1902), wrote that the capture of Caldagues, following the Battle of Molins de Rei (December 1808) was a "great misfortune" for the Army of Catalonia, as Caldagues was "the one first-rate officer in their ranks".[2]
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