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| ''' José González Lubie''' (c. 1748 – 24 April 1833) was a Spanish army officer. | ''' José González Lubie''' (c. 1748 – 24 April 1833) was a Spanish army officer. | ||
| In 1767, González enlisted as a sub-lieutenant in the Regiment of Foreign Volunteers, seeing action during the ] on ], where he had to take command of his company following the death of the captain and the wounding of the his lieutenant.<ref name=martin/> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1810, González, then governor of the ], was one of the six Spanish generals taken prisoner at the ] (29 April – 13 May 1810), when an ] army under ] besieged a ] garrison led by Major General ]. The other five generals were ], ], ], José Sangenis, and the commander-in-chief, García Conde.<ref name=suchet>] (1829). ''Google Books''. Retrieved 14 January 2025.</ref> | ||
| In 1776, he was promoted to ] sub-lieutenant and ] lieutenant later that year. However, he was discharged at the end of the year when his regiment was disbanded.<ref name=martin/> | |||
| In 1777, González was transferred to the Savoyard Regiment and saw action at the ], where he was promoted to Grenadier lieutenant.<ref name=martin/> | |||
| Following action at the ], he was promoted to captain and returned to ] aboard the ] ''San Cristóbal'' when it was bombarded and destroyed in September 1782.<ref name=martin/> That November, González was promoted to Fusilier captain. | |||
| He then saw action at the sieges of ] and ].<ref name=martin/> | |||
| In 1792, when the Volunteer Battalion of Tarragona was raised, he was appointed its '']'' (second in command).<ref name=martin/> | |||
| ===War of the Pyrenees=== | |||
| Integrated into the Army of Roussillon, his battalion saw action at xxxx and xxx. He was promoted to colonel in 1793 and saw action ], Port Vendres, St. Elme and at Collioure, where .<ref name=martin/> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1810, González, then governor of the ], was one of the six Spanish generals taken prisoner at the ] (29 April – 13 May 1810), when an ] army under ] besieged a ] garrison led by Major General ]. The other five generals were ], ], ], José Sangenis, and the commander-in-chief of the besieged troops, García Conde.<ref name=suchet>] (1829). ''Google Books''. Retrieved 14 January 2025.</ref> He remained a prisoner in France until the peace treaty was signed.<ref name=martin>{{in lang|es}}. Martín-Lanuza, Alberto. ]. Retrieved 18 January 2025.</ref> | ||
| ==Post-war career== | |||
| On his return to Spain, González was appointed chair of the Royal War Council of General Officers in Valencia, post he held until 1819, when he was transferred to the barracks at Barcelona.<ref name=martin/> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| José González | |
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| Born | c. 1748 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 24 April 1833(1833-04-24) (aged 84–85) Barcelona |
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José González Lubie (c. 1748 – 24 April 1833) was a Spanish army officer.
In 1767, González enlisted as a sub-lieutenant in the Regiment of Foreign Volunteers, seeing action during the amphibious assault on Algiers in 1775, where he had to take command of his company following the death of the captain and the wounding of the his lieutenant.
In 1776, he was promoted to Grenadier sub-lieutenant and Fusilier lieutenant later that year. However, he was discharged at the end of the year when his regiment was disbanded.
In 1777, González was transferred to the Savoyard Regiment and saw action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar, where he was promoted to Grenadier lieutenant.
Following action at the Invasion of Minorca (1781), he was promoted to captain and returned to [[Great Siege of Gibraltar|Gibraltar, serving under Gravina aboard the floating battery San Cristóbal when it was bombarded and destroyed in September 1782. That November, González was promoted to Fusilier captain.
He then saw action at the sieges of Oran (1790–1792) and Ceuta (1790–1791).
In 1792, when the Volunteer Battalion of Tarragona was raised, he was appointed its sargento mayor (second in command).
War of the Pyrenees
Integrated into the Army of Roussillon, his battalion saw action at xxxx and xxx. He was promoted to colonel in 1793 and saw action at Mas Deu, Port Vendres, St. Elme and at Collioure, where .
In 1810, González, then governor of the Castle of La Suda, was one of the six Spanish generals taken prisoner at the siege of Lérida (29 April – 13 May 1810), when an Imperial French army under Louis Gabriel Suchet besieged a Spanish garrison led by Major General García Conde. The other five generals were Felipe Perena, José Veguer, Narciso Codina, José Sangenis, and the commander-in-chief of the besieged troops, García Conde. He remained a prisoner in France until the peace treaty was signed.
Post-war career
On his return to Spain, González was appointed chair of the Royal War Council of General Officers in Valencia, post he held until 1819, when he was transferred to the barracks at Barcelona.
References
- ^ (in Spanish). Martín-Lanuza, Alberto. "José González Lubie". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (DB~e). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- Suchet, Louis-Gabriel (1829). Memoirs of the War in Spain, from 1808 to 1814, Volume 1, pp. 360-361. H. Colburn. Google Books. Retrieved 14 January 2025.