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COMMANDER // 1783–1831

Francisco de Longa

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Lifespan

1783 – 1831

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Active service 1813 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 30.

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Francisco Tomás de Anchia y Urquiza (1783–1831) was a Spanish military commander. Better known as Francisco de Longa, he first saw action during the Peninsular War as a guerrilla leader, eventually becoming incorporated into the regular army, promoted to lieutenant general and being appointed captain general of Old Castile (1825) and captain general of Valencia and Murcia (1827).

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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