Gregorio García de la Cuesta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García de la Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Fernández de Celis.
Gregorio García de la Cuesta
Birth nameGregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis
Born(1741-05-09)9 May 1741
Died25 November 1811(1811-11-25) (aged 70)
Palma de Mallorca
Allegiance Spain
Conflicts

Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis (9 May 1741 – 25 November 1811) was a Spanish army officer and commander of Spain's forces at the beginning of the Peninsular War.

According to historian Charles Oman (1902):

Throughout the two years during which he held high command in the field, Gregorio de la Cuesta consistently displayed an arrogance and an incapacity far exceeding that of any other Spanish general.

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