Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén

For the Mexican town, see Castaños.

Francisco Javier Castaños

The Surrender of Bailén, by Casado del Alisal, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain. Castaños is in the White uniform.

Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri Urioste y Olavide, Count of Castaños y Aragones, 1st Duke of Baylen (es: Don Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri Urioste y Olavide, Conde de Castaños y Aragones, primer Duque de Bailén.; 22 April 1758 – 24 September 1852),^{[citation needed]} was a Spanish general during the Peninsular War.

Biography

Castaños was born at Madrid.^{[citation needed]}

Castaños is remembered for his victory over the French under Dupont, whom he surrounded and compelled to surrender at the Battle of Bailen in 1808; after this he served under Wellington in several engagements, and was commander of the Spanish army, ready, if required, to invade France in 1815. Recent evidence suggests Castaños may have played a crucial role in the Allied army's success at the Battle of Albuera.

Castaños died at Madrid in 1852.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Esdaile, Charles J. (2003). The Peninsular War: A New History. MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6231-7. 

External links

• Bicentenary of the Battle of Bailén (in Spanish).