Luis de Lacy
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Brigadier-General Luis Roberto de Lacy, 11 January 1775 – 5 July 1817, was a Spanish professional soldier of Irish descent, who served in the Spanish and French Imperial armies.
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Brigadier-General Luis Roberto de Lacy y Gautier | |
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Born | (1775-01-11)11 January 1775 San Roque, Cádiz, |
Died | 5 July 1817(1817-07-05) (aged 42) Bellver Castle, Palma, Majorca |
Buried | Cementiri de Sant Andreu, Barcelona |
Allegiance | Bourbon Spain 1789 to 1803 France 1803–1808 Kingdom of Spain |
Years of service | 1789–1817 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands held | Capitán-General Catalonia, 1811–1812 Galicia, 1813–1814 |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Spanish War 1779 to 1783 War of the Pyrenees War of the Third Coalition Invasion of Portugal Spanish War of Independence Battle of Ocana Battle of Barrosa |
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He played a prominent role in the 1808 to 1814 Spanish War of Independence and held a number of senior military positions but was executed in 1817 for leading a failed revolt against the government of Ferdinand VII. In 1820, the Cortes or Spanish Parliament, declared him a hero of Spanish democracy and installed a plaque to his memory in the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid, where it remains.