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COMMANDER // 1758–1852

Francisco Javier Castaños

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1758 – 1852

1775180018251850Peninsular War · 1808-1814Battle of Bailén — July 16, 1808 · Spain · Peninsular WarBattle of Tudela — November 23, 1808 · Spain · Peninsular War

Active service 1808 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 50.

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Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri, 1st Duke of Bailén was a Spanish Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He presided over the Regency Council of Spain and the Indies, in 1810. From July to September 1834, Castaños served as the first president of the Senate of Spain, at that time called the House of Peers.

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Battles (2)

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