Raimundo Caldagues (Count) | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1752 Auvergne, France |
| Died | c. 1824 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Kingdom of Spain |
| Service | French Army Spanish Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis |
Raimundo Caldagues y Remond, Count of Caldagues[note 1] (c. 1752 – c. 1824) was a French military commander of the Spanish army who distinguished himself leading the relief force at the second siege of Girona (16 August 1808).[1][2] He was promoted to field marshal the following day.[3]
Charles Oman, in his A History of the Peninsular War, Volume 2 (1902), wrote that the capture of Caldagues, following the Battle of Molins de Rei (December 1808) was a "great misfortune" for the Army of Catalonia, as Caldagues was "the one first-rate officer in their ranks".[2]
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- ^ Napier, William Francis Patrick (1842). History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814, vol. 1, pp. 53-6, 304-305. Carey and Hart. Google Books. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b Oman, Charles (1903). A History of the Peninsular War, Volume 2, pp. 38-9, 68-9, 71. Clarendon Press. Google Books. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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