Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez (Catalan form)

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Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez was an 18th-century Spanish-Catalan military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714.

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instanceOf human
military commander
soldier
centuryOfActivity 18th century
commemoratedIn Catalan national remembrance of 11 September 1714
conflict Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
War of the Spanish Succession
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathCause consequences of imprisonment after the War of the Spanish Succession
ethnicGroup Catalan
familyName Peláez
de Villarroel
givenName Antonio
hasGender male
hasOccupation general
military officer
historicalRegion Crown of Aragon
languageOfWorkOrName Catalan
Spanish
legacy symbol of Catalan resistance in 1714
militaryBranch Army of Catalonia
Spanish Army
militaryRank general officer
movement Catalan resistance during the War of the Spanish Succession
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableEvent War of the Spanish Succession
notableFor leading the final defense of Barcelona in 1714
notableRole commander of the defense of Barcelona
notableWork defense of Barcelona in 1714
opponent Bourbon Spain
surface form: Bourbon forces of Philip V of Spain
placeOfActivity Barcelona
Catalonia
positionHeld commander of Barcelona’s defending forces
sideInConflict Austrian (Habsburg) claimant in the War of the Spanish Succession

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Antonio de Villarroel hasNameInLanguage Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez (Catalan form)