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Battle of Benavente
The Battle of Benavente (29 December 1808) was a cavalry clash in which the British cavalry of Lord Paget defeated the elite "Chasseurs à cheval" of the French Imperial Guard during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War. The French chasseurs were broken and forced into the River Esla; their commanding officer, General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, was captured. The action was the first major incident in the British army's harrowing retreat to the coast and ultimate evacuation by sea.
Background.
Sir John
Jul 1752), Died
- Domingo Pérez Rivera (6 Mar 1741 to 12 Nov 1771), Died
- Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona (20 Jan 1749 to 25 Sep 1752) Appointed Archbishop of Seville
- Agustín Ayestarán y Landa (7 Sep 1772 to 27 Jun 1796) Appointed Bishop of Córdoba
- Manuel Cayetano Muñoz Benavente (24 Jul 1797 to Apr 1814), Died
- Juan Acisclo de Vera y Delgado (20 Jul 1801 to 15 Mar 1815) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title