Francisco Milans del Bosch
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Born1769
Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
Died1834 (aged 64–65)
Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain
Allegiance
Spain
SpainBranch Spanish Army
Spanish ArmyFrancisco Milans del Bosch | |
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| Born | 1769 Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain |
| Died | 1834 (aged 64–65) Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
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Francisco Milans del Bosch (1769–1834) was a Spanish general.
Having entered the Spanish army as a cadet, in February 1793 he became an alférez and participated in the War of the Pyrenees under general Antonio Ricardos, against the French. He became a lieutenant alférez in May 1794 and was wounded at the Battle of the Black Mountain the following November. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1796.
Peninsular War
Later, Milans del Bosch participated in the Peninsular War of 1807–1814, commanding irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light troops—the Migueletes—in Catalonia. After Iberia's independence and the return of an absolute monarchy under Ferdinand VII, Milans del Bosch sided with the liberals.
