Pablo Morillo
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Lieutenant-General Pablo Morillo y Morillo, Count of Cartagena and Marquess of La Puerta, known as El Pacificador, was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served in the French Re
Portrait by Horace Vernet, 1820
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An engraving made in 1814, with caption "Field Marshal Pablo Morillo of the Royal Armies and Commander-in-chief of the expeditionary troops destined for Montevideo"
c. 1815 portrait of Morillo
Battle of Puente Sanpayo
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The Battle of Puente Sanpayo or Battle of San Payo took place at the eponymous bridge in Pontevedra, between 7–9 June 1809 during the Peninsular War. It ended with a Spanish victory achieved by Colone
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…command of General Castaños; he would also be present at the Battle of Vitoria. He rose through the ranks quickly during the war. His actions at the Battle of Puente Sanpayo won him fame, as he commanded an army that defeated Marshal Ney and forced the French army to evacuate Galicia. After the end of the war, in 1814…
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