Jean de Kindelan | |
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Born | 7 December 1759 Pontevedra, Spain |
Died | 13 November 1822 Paris, France | (aged 62)
Allegiance | Spain France |
Service/ | Infantry |
Years of service | Spain 1769–1808 France 1808–1814 |
Rank | General of Division |
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Awards | Légion 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]