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Born in in Fuentesecas, Zamora, Pablo Morillo soon adopted military life and enlisted in in the Marine Corps, within which he participated in the Coalition Wars (-) against the French revolutionaries. For his services to the Royal Navy during these conflicts he was promoted to the rank of second sergeant in , and would serve again in the Anglo-Spanish Wars (- and -), where he participated in the two most important naval battles. : that of Cape San Vicente () and that of Trafalgar (), in which he was taken prisoner aboard the ship San Ildefonso. The Spanish War of Independence (-) was his main military school, like that of many young officers like him, and in it he carried out his first important actions in command. He began enlisting in June in the Llerena Volunteer Infantry Regiment, in which he was placed with the rank of second lieutenant. Barely a month later he participated in the battle of Bailén , in which he caught the attention of General Castaños, and after which he placed himself at the head of one of the many guerrillas that populated Extremadura.
Specifically, he commanded a group of two hundred men with whom he toured the Extremaduran countryside throughout the autumn to defeat the isolated groups of the French army. From this time, his actions stand out during the siege of Yelbes, in which he was entrusted with exploration and espionage missions from the enemy, among whom he infiltrated disguised up to three times; as well as the action carried out against B2B Email List one hundred and fifty French cavalrymen in Almaraz, who were put to flight by Morillo and his men after killing three of them and wounding nine. His activity in Extremadura earned him promotion to the rank of lieutenant in December After peacefully putting down the mutiny of the Army of Extremadura, during which General San Juan died, Morillo was promoted to the rank of captain in the Spanish Volunteer Infantry Regiment in January to support the uprising in Galicia led by the Marquis of La Romana . During their trip north, Morillo and his men were captured twice by the Portuguese, who took them for French spies, although they managed to arrive on March to reinforce the siege maintained on Vigo by the Marquis of La Romana.
Given the division of command of the besieging army, four thousand countrymen who were active in the siege hailed Morillo as colonel and ordered him to agree to the surrender of the city as soon as possible, which he achieved on March marquis of la Romana Oath of the troops of the Marquis of la Romana (c. ), oil on canvas by Manuel Castellano (-), Museo del Prado, Madrid. This canvas represents the moment when the troops of La Romana, stationed in Denmark, upon news of the French invasion of Spain in , take an oath to the country and deny their help to Napoleon. Part of the troops from La Romana would be evacuated by the Royal Navy to return to Spain and participate in the War of Independence. After the capture of Vigo, Morillo dedicated himself to harassing General Mancune's retreat towards Santiago and Pontevedra, but he was defeated on the road to Redondela and had to retreat as well. However, he later participated in the taking of Santiago, after which he had to face the advance of Marshal Ney, whom he defeated in the battle of Puente Sampayo. The victory of the Army of Miño in Sampayo allowed General MacKinley to advance against Santiago, where Morillo entered with a flying division to pursue the French after defeating them in the field of La Estrella.
Specifically, he commanded a group of two hundred men with whom he toured the Extremaduran countryside throughout the autumn to defeat the isolated groups of the French army. From this time, his actions stand out during the siege of Yelbes, in which he was entrusted with exploration and espionage missions from the enemy, among whom he infiltrated disguised up to three times; as well as the action carried out against B2B Email List one hundred and fifty French cavalrymen in Almaraz, who were put to flight by Morillo and his men after killing three of them and wounding nine. His activity in Extremadura earned him promotion to the rank of lieutenant in December After peacefully putting down the mutiny of the Army of Extremadura, during which General San Juan died, Morillo was promoted to the rank of captain in the Spanish Volunteer Infantry Regiment in January to support the uprising in Galicia led by the Marquis of La Romana . During their trip north, Morillo and his men were captured twice by the Portuguese, who took them for French spies, although they managed to arrive on March to reinforce the siege maintained on Vigo by the Marquis of La Romana.
Given the division of command of the besieging army, four thousand countrymen who were active in the siege hailed Morillo as colonel and ordered him to agree to the surrender of the city as soon as possible, which he achieved on March marquis of la Romana Oath of the troops of the Marquis of la Romana (c. ), oil on canvas by Manuel Castellano (-), Museo del Prado, Madrid. This canvas represents the moment when the troops of La Romana, stationed in Denmark, upon news of the French invasion of Spain in , take an oath to the country and deny their help to Napoleon. Part of the troops from La Romana would be evacuated by the Royal Navy to return to Spain and participate in the War of Independence. After the capture of Vigo, Morillo dedicated himself to harassing General Mancune's retreat towards Santiago and Pontevedra, but he was defeated on the road to Redondela and had to retreat as well. However, he later participated in the taking of Santiago, after which he had to face the advance of Marshal Ney, whom he defeated in the battle of Puente Sampayo. The victory of the Army of Miño in Sampayo allowed General MacKinley to advance against Santiago, where Morillo entered with a flying division to pursue the French after defeating them in the field of La Estrella.