Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo

Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo (4 November 1765 or 1767 – 7 March 1834 or 1835) was a Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War.

After fighting the French in Murcia, Granada, and Valencia (1810-1812), Freire succeeded Pedro Agustín Girón in command of the Fourth Army, or Army of Galicia.^[1] His corps triumphed over Soult at the Battle of San Marcial on 31 August 1813, earning him the San Fernando Cross. At the Battle of the Bidassoa on 7 October, he led the divisions of Generals Del Barco and Barcena across the river to capture French positions on Mont Calvaire.^[2] Freire also participated in the Battle of Nivelle on 10 November.^[3] He fought with "conspicuous gallantry"^[4] at the Battle of Toulouse in 1814, where his two divisions were desperately mauled in the fighting for the French redoubts on Mont Rave.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ Gates, p. 474
2. ^ Glover, pp 285
3. ^ Glover, pp 385
4. ^ Gates, p. 34
5. ^ Longford, p. 420

References

• Gates, David. The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. Da Capo Press 2001. ISBN 0-306-81083-2
• Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN 0-141-39041-7
• Longford, Elizabeth. Wellington: The Years of The Sword. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1969.

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Name	Freire Andrade Armijo, Manuel Alberto
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Date of birth	1765
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