Jean de Kindelan

Jean de Kindelan
Born7 December 1759 (1759-12-07)
Pontevedra, Spain
Died13 November 1822 (1822-11-14) (aged 62)
Paris, France
AllegianceSpain
France
Service/branchInfantry
Years of serviceSpain 1769–1808
France 1808–1814
RankGeneral of Division
Battles/wars
AwardsLégion d'Honneur, 1808

Jean de Kindelan (7 December 1759 – 13 November 1822) was a Spanish brigadier general who commanded Joseph Napoleon's Regiment in northern Europe 1809 – 1812 when it formed part of Napoleon's left flank. His known pro-French sympathies led to his not being informed[1][2] of the plot for the escape of the Spanish troops stranded there after Napoleon replaced the Spanish king Ferdinand VII with his elder brother Joseph Bonaparte.[3]

  1. ^ Charles Oman (1902). A History of the Peninsular War. Clarendon Press. p. 374. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Ronald Fraser (2008). Napoleon's Cursed War: Spanish Popular Resistance in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814. Verso. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-84467-082-6. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ Charles J. Esdaile (1 January 1988). The Spanish Army in the Peninsular War. Manchester University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7190-2538-9. Retrieved 21 July 2013.