Juan Francisco de Bette

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Juan Francisco de Bette, Marquis de Lede (born December 6, 1667 in Lede , Spanish Netherlands , † January 11, 1725 in Madrid ) was a Belgian nobleman and military leader in Spanish service.

The later Marquis de Lede was born in 1667 near Aalst as the grandson of Captain General Guillermo de Bette y de Berghes, (since 1633 1st Marquis de Lede). He entered the army early and quickly achieved the rank of general. He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession for the cause of Philipp von Anjou and rose to the position of Inspector General of the Infantry in the Netherlands. On March 31, 1703 he became a knight of the golden fleece . In 1706 he commanded a contingent of troops in the Battle of Ramillies under Marshal Villeroy .

In 1714 he led an expedition to Mallorca as the most important military leader in Spain. Between 1717 and 1719 he commanded a Spanish invasion army that landed on Sicily to regain the island. The imperial occupation in the citadel of Messina surrendered to free retreat on September 29, 1718. At the beginning of October an Austrian troop corps landed on the coast of Sicily, which the Marquis de Lede was able to defeat at Milazzo on October 15, 1718 . In June 1719 he was able to repel an attack by imperial troops on the positions of the Spanish camp in the battle of Francavilla . As a result of the Treaty of The Hague , he had to evacuate Sicily, and his troops were transported to Spain by the British fleet. In the following year he received the supreme command against freedom movements in the occupied North African territories and won a victory over Mulai Ismail near Ceuta .

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SURNAME De Bette, Juan Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lede, Marquis de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian nobleman in Spanish service
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1667
PLACE OF BIRTH Lede , Spanish Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1725
Place of death Madrid