Английская Википедия:Félix Jones (soldier)
Félix Jones (fl. 1751–1817)[1] was an Irish[note 1]-Spanish military commander.
His son, Félix Jones Rooth, also a military commander, was teniente del rey[note 2] of Tarragona from 1835 to 1845.[1]
Early career
In 1784, Jones was promoted to lieutenant colonel and colonel in 1791.[1]
In 1794, he was given command of the Irlanda Regiment.[1] He was promoted to brigadier in 1795 and to field marshal in January 1808.[1]
Peninsular War
In 1807, following the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau, allowing for the invasion of Portugal, Jones led one of Solano's divisions into Portugal,[note 3] where he took the town of Estremoz.[2]
He was promoted to field marshal in January 1808.[1] On 29 May, shortly before being murdered by a mob in Cádiz, Solano sent Jones to Seville giving him command of the troops there and with orders to raise a milicia.[2][3]
Major general Jones was later given command of the 3rd Division, numbering some 5,415 men, including 709 horse, of Castaños's field army at Bailén.[4][note 4]
In 1808, he was appointed military and political governor of El Puerto de Santa María and interim governor of Cádiz,[1] substituting Tomás de Morla, who had been sent to Madrid.[5] As military governor of Cádiz, on 22 February 1809 Jones managed to quell a riot, saving the lives of, amongst others, the political prisoners at the Castle of Santa Catalina including General Carrafa[6] and José de Iturrigaray.[5] Later that year, Jones would be substituted by Francisco Javier Venegas.[5]
Post-war career
He was awarded the Grand Cross of Saint Hermenegild in 1817.[1]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 Шаблон:In lang. Gil Novales, Alberto (2010). Diccionario biográfico de España (1808-1833): G/O, pp. 1587–1588. Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:In lang. Castro, Adolfo de (1858). Historia de Cádiz y su provincia desde los remotos tiempos hasta 1814, p. 582. Google Books. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang. Aragón Fontenla, Miguel (2008). "Rendición de la escuadra francesa de Rosily (14 de junio de 1808)". Revista General de Marina, agosto–septiembre, no. 255, p. 336. Ministerio de Defensa. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Oman, Charles (1902). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. I, pp. 172, 619. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:In lang. Castro, Adolfo de (1862). Cádiz en la guerra de la independencia, pp. 12–15, 67. Google Books. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Oman, Charles (1903). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. II, p. 30. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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