Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias (es

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: Francisco Castillo Fajardo, segundo marqués de Villadarias) (Málaga

Málaga

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, December 17, 1642 – 1716), was a Spanish general

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Service Record

1693: defended Charleroi

Charleroi

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 unsuccessfully against the French.

1698: defended Oran

Oran

Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...

 successfully against the Ottomans.

1702 : captain-general of Andalucia.

1702: defended Cadiz

Cádiz

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 successfully against a British-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke

George Rooke

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 in what was called the Battle of Cádiz (1702)

Battle of Cádiz (1702)

The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702, was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession. The Andalusian city of Cádiz was the great European centre of the Spanish–American trade...

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1704, June-July : invaded Portugal and conquered Castelo de Vide and Marvão

Marvão

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1704-1705 : tried to recapture Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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 from the British, until he was replaced on February 8, 1705 by the French Marshal de Tessé

René de Froulay de Tessé

René de Froulay, comte de Tessé was a French Marshal and diplomat.- Military career :Tessé was born at Le Mans...

, who gave up the siege and retired.

1710 : commander of the Bourbon army in Cataluña, where he lost the Battle of Almenar. After this battle he was replaced by the Marquis de Bay

Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay

Alexandre Maître, marquis de Bay was a French military officer.-Service Record:1696 - 1701: in service in the Dutch cavalry, colonel....

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1713 : captain-general of Valencia

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