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Joseph Bonaparte

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Lifespan

1768 – 1844

17701780179018001810182018301840Peninsular War · 1808-1814Battle of Somosierra — November 30, 1808 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Ocaña — November 19, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Talavera — July 27, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of San Millan-Osma — June 18, 1813 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Vitoria — June 21, 1813 · France · Peninsular War

Active service 1808–1813 — 5 battles across 1 war; first command at age 40.

Profile

Joseph Bonaparte, regnal name José I, was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1806, Napoleon made him King of Naples, and then King of Spain and the Indies in 1808. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to the United States, where he lived in the Point Breeze estate at Bordentown, New Jersey.

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Battles (5)

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