Rafael Echagüe
Don Rafael de Echagüe y Berminghan (born February 13, 1815 in San Sebastián , Province of Gipuzkoa , † November 23, 1887 in Madrid ) was a Spanish general.
Life
Echagüe comes from a family of the Basque nobility. In the civil war that broke out in 1833 between the Carlist and Christinos, he became captain and adjutant to General Leopoldo O'Donnell , later colonel of an infantry regiment .
Echagüe gradually leaned toward the moderate party (the moderados) and as early as 1851 arranged a revolt with O'Donnell and other generals, tired of the constant scandals at court and attempts to react.
After an attempt at insurrection failed in February 1854 , a new one broke out on June 28 in Madrid . Colonel Echagüe joined the same with his regiment, although initially had to retreat to Andalusia with O'Donnell ; but on June 30th they defeated the government troops at Vicálvaro (Madrid). The whole of Spain joined the uprising, and it ended with the appointment of the liberal government of General Baldomero Espartero . Thereupon promoted to general and under the Ministry of O'Donnell to major general, Echagüe commanded the 1st division in the war with Morocco, which landed on November 19, 1859 in Ceuta , the Moors fought the first.
Since adverse winds prevented the reinforcement of this division, Echagüe endured the stormy attacks of the enemy at the village of El Serallo from November 22 to 25, for which Queen Isabella II appointed him lieutenant general. He also distinguished himself in the battle of Tetuan in January 1860. Under the Luis González Bravo ministry , Echagüe was named along with Francisco Serrano , Domingo Dulce y Garay and others. a. Liberal generals arrested July 7, 1868 and exiled to the Canary Islands , which is why he took part in the September uprising. In 1873 and 1874 he took over a command against the Carlist several times.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Echagüe, Rafael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Echagüe y Berminghan, Rafael de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Donostia-San Sebastian , Basque Country |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1887 |
| Place of death | Madrid |