Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castellví

Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castelví, 6th conde de Cervellón[1] (1762–1815) was a Spanish noble and military commander.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Castelví.
Portrait of Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castelví, conde de Cervellón, by Vicent López Portaña
Felipe Carlos Osorio y Castelví, conde de Cervellón, by Vicente López Portaña (Museo Lázaro Galdiano)

Early career

Promoted to lieutenant general in 1795, he was appointed interim captain-general of Valencia in December 1807.[1]

Peninsular War
Main article: Peninsular War

At the start of the war, the Junta Provincial gave him the command of the Army of Valencia. However, his failure to detain Marshal Moncey's advance towards Valencia,[1] led to that city being attacked in late June 1808. That, together with his inability to follow up on the Spanish victory by confronting the retreating French troops, which had suffered greatly during the battle, having lost at least 1,200 men, a sixth of Moncey's infantry,[2] led to the Junta relieving him of his command, which was given to González Llamas.[1]

Cervellón was without command for the rest of the war.[1]

Post-war career

After the war, Cervellón was appointed second-in-command of the Army of Valencia, later "acting very prudently" on being given false orders to arrest the captain-general of Valencia, Francisco Javier de Elío.[1]

References
  1. (in Spanish). Martín-Lanuza, Alberto. "Felipe Carlos Osorio y de Castelví". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (DB~e).] Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. Oman, Charles (1902). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. I, pp. 137–139. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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