Evacuation of La Romana's division
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 defected from the armies of the First French Empire. The Spanish troops were part of the Imperial forces in Denmark, which were under the leadership of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Most of the Spanish troops were successfully evacuated by the British navy and shipped to Santander, Spain to fight against France in the Peninsular War.
El juramento de las tropas del Marqués de la Romana, by Manuel Castellano
A painting of Pedro Caro y Sureda.
Princesa Line Infantry Regt (left); Catalonia Light Infantry Regt (right)
Spanish troops under General La Romana embarking for Spain, 1808
Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana
Pedro Caro Sureda, 3rd Marquis of La Romana (1761–1811) was a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.
3rd Marquis de La Romana, wearing the uniform of a captain general, with the Grand Cross and band of Order of Charles III and an unidentified decoration (possibly foreign)
General Romana (centre) with the Spanish Division of the North, sent to fight the British in Denmark, pledging to turn against France and side with the British, 1808
Spanish troops under General de La Romana embarking for Spain, 1808
