How to Pronounce Francesc Rovira i Sala
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Dec 06, 1769 Sant Miquel de Campmajor, Catalonia, Spain Died on 01 Jan 1820 (aged 50)
Spanish commander
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About Francesc Rovira I Sala
- Francesc Rovira i Sala or Francisco Rovira (1764 – 1820) led miquelets (Catalan militia) against Imperial France in a number of partisan actions during the Peninsular War.
- A Catholic priest by profession, he took command of guerillas who resisted the French occupation of his native Catalonia.
- Soon he directed a force numbering a few thousand partisans.
- In February 1810, his men took part in the Battle of Vich.
- His most notable exploit was the surprise capture of Sant Ferran Castle in April 1811, which was part of the Siege of Figueras.
