Francisco Javier Castanos (22 April 1758-24 September 1852) was the Lord High Constable of the Spanish Empire from 1808 to 1815, also serving as a general during the Peninsular War. He fought at the Battle of Bailen in 1808 and the Battle of Albuera in 1811.
Biography[]
Castanos was a general of Spain during the Peninsular War, and was the general responsible for the surrender of the French army at the Battle of Bailen in 1808, a crucial victory. Fighting under the Duke of Wellington, Castanos was made the Lord High Constable of Spain, commanding their army if an invasion of France was necessary in 1815. He was also vital in the Battle of Albuera.
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Castanos in the 1810 Battle of Ria de Cancha