Having advanced their positions, the nationalists began, in late October 1936, to gather forces with a view to attacking the Spanish capital, Madrid. The moment was in every way suitable for the attack. The Nationalist Army of Africa had swept the militia units of the republic from Seville to the
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February 16, 1769 (Auch) - May 21, 1809 (Lobau) Portrait of Spain Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne, born in Auch on February 16, 1769 and died in Lobau on May 21, 1809, was a general of the Empire. He enlisted at the age of 18 (July 6, 1787) in the regiment of the Queens dragoons, then in garrison