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Minister of the Supreme Council of the Admiralty Enrique MacDonnell | |
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 Portrait of Enrique MacDonnell | |
| Born | 1753 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Died | 23 November 1823 Cadiz, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spanish Empire Sweden |
| Service |  Spanish Army Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1776 – 1823 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Santa Ana, Andaluz, Diligencia, Santo Domingo, Oden,San Felipe Apolstol. Astudo, Gallardo, SanCarlos, San Nicholas de Bari, Rayo |
| Battles / wars | |
Enrique MacDonell was a Spanish Navy officer[1] best known for his participation in several sea battles including the Battle of Trafalgar.
He was born in Pontevedra, Spain,[2] into a prominent Irish-Spanish family, though his naval records state his origin as Irish. His father was a Spanish Army brigadier-general and colonel of the Irish Regiment of Irlanda, and his mother a lady-in-waiting to the royal household.[3]
- ^ Warner, Oliver (2003). Nelson's Battles: The Triumph of British Seapower. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. p. 175. ISBN 9781473816701.
- ^ "El pontevedrés que combatió en Trafalgar" [The Pontevedra who fought in Trafalgar]. Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Don Enrique Reynaldo MacDonnell–Admiral of the Spanish Navy 1753–1823". Glens of Antrim Historical Society. 11 December 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2017.