The evacuation of La Romana's division in August 1808 was a military operation in which a division of troops belonging to the Kingdom of Spain and commanded by Pedro Caro, Marquis of La Romana defecte
The oath of the troops of the Marquis of La Romana Manuel Castellano, 1870
Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marquis of La Romana.
Princesa Line Infantry Regt (left); Catalonia Light Infantry Regt (right)
Spanish troops under General La Romana embarking for Spain, 1808
Battle of Vimeiro
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In the Battle of Vimeiro on 21 August 1808, the British under General Arthur Wellesley defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, near Lisbon, Portugal, du
Evacuation of La Romana's division
…Wellesley had suggested such a person to British Foreign Secretary George Canning before departing to command the army in Portugal that went on to win the Battle of Vimeiro in August 1808. James Robertson was a Roman Catholic priest who was born in Scotland but spent much of his life in a monastery in Regensberg, Germany…
The 20th Light Dragoons charging at French dragoons during the battle