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Ricardo Wall

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Richard Wall y Devereux (5 November 1694 – 26 December 1777) was a Spanish-Irish cavalry officer, diplomat and minister who rose in Spanish royal service to become Chief Minister. [1]

24 relations: Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), Benjamin Keene, Charles III of Spain, Devereux, Enlightenment in Spain, Fantastic War, Ferdinand VI of Spain, Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba, Fuente Vaqueros, Great Britain in the Seven Years' War, Irish military diaspora, James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick, Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi, List of ambassadors of France to the Kingdom of Great Britain, List of Fellows of the Royal Society W, X, Y, Z, List of Prime Ministers of Spain, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762), Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham, Treaty of Madrid (5 October 1750), Wall (surname), Wall Ministry, War of Jenkins' Ear, Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of Ensenada.

Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763)

The Anglo–Spanish War (Spanish: Guerra Anglo-Española) was a military conflict fought between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years' War.

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Benjamin Keene

Sir Benjamin Keene, KB, (1697, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England – 1757, Madrid) was a British diplomat known for his service as British Ambassador to Spain.

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Charles III of Spain

Charles III (Spanish: Carlos; Italian: Carlo; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V (1734–1759), kingdoms he abdicated to his son Ferdinand.

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Devereux

Devereux is a surname of Norman origin frequent in England and the English-speaking world.

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Enlightenment in Spain

The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment (in Spanish, Ilustración) came to Spain in the eighteenth century with the new Bourbon dynasty, following the death of the last Habsburg monarch, Charles II, in 1700.

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Fantastic War

The Spanish–Portuguese War between 1762 and 1763 was fought as part of the Seven Years' War. Because no major battles were fought, even though there were numerous movements of troops and huge losses among the invaders—utterly defeated in the end—the war is known in the Portuguese historiography as the Fantastic War (Portuguese and Spanish: Guerra Fantástica).

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Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI (Spanish: Fernando VI; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned, King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759, was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty.

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Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba

Fernando de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba, GE, KOGF, KOHS, KOC (27 October 1714 – 15 November 1776), was a Spanish politician and general who was Prime Minister of Spain in 1754.

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Fuente Vaqueros

Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain.

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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War which lasted between 1754 and 1763.

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Irish military diaspora

The Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction (see Irish diaspora) who have served in overseas military forces, regardless of rank, duration of service, or success.

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James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick

James Francis (Jacobo Francisco) Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick, (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 21 October 1696 – Naples, Italy, 2 June 1738) was a Jacobite and Spanish nobleman.

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Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi

Pablo Jerónimo Grimaldi y Pallavicini, 1st Duke of Grimaldi, (6 July 1710 in Genoa – 30 October 1789) was a Spanish diplomat and politician.

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List of ambassadors of France to the Kingdom of Great Britain

A list of French ambassadors to the Kingdom of Great Britain: Wars of Spanish Succession (1701–12).

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society W, X, Y, Z

About 8,000 Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society of London since its inception in 1660.

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List of Prime Ministers of Spain

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain is the head of the Government of Spain.

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Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda

Don Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Jiménez de Urrea, 10th Count of Aranda (1718 in Siétamo, Huesca – 1798 in Épila, Saragossa), was a Spanish statesman and diplomat.

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Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762)

The Spanish invasion of Portugal between 5 May and 24 November 1762 was a main military episode of the wider Seven Years' War, where Spain and France were heavily defeated by the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (including broad popular resistance). It initially involved the forces of Spain and Portugal, before the French and British intervened in the conflict on the side of their respective allies. The war was also strongly marked by a national guerilla warfare in the mountainous country, cutting off supplies from Spain and a hostile peasantry that enforced a scorched earth policy as the invading armies approached, leaving the invaders starving and short of military supplies. During the first invasion, 22,000 Spaniards commanded by Nicolás de Carvajal, Marquis of Sarria, entered the Province of Alto Trás-os-Montes (northeast of Portugal) having Oporto as their ultimate goal. After occupying some fortresses, they were confronted with a national uprising. Taking advantage of the mountainous terrain, the guerrilla bands inflicted heavy losses on the invaders and practically cut off their communication lines with Spain, causing a shortage of essential supplies. Near starvation, the Spaniards tried to conquer Oporto quickly, but were defeated in the battle of the Douro and at Montalegre before retreating to Spain. After this failure, the Spanish commander was replaced by Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda. Meanwhile, 7,104 British troops landed in Lisbon, leading a massive reorganization of the Portuguese army under the Count of Lippe, the supreme allied commander-in-chief. During the second invasion of Portugal (Province of Beira), 42,000 Franco-Spaniards under Aranda took Almeida and several other strongholds, while the Anglo-Portuguese army stopped another Spanish invasion of Portugal by the province of Alentejo, attacking at Valencia de Alcántara (Spanish Extremadura), where a third Spanish corps was assembling for invasion. The allies managed to stop the invading army in the mountains east of Abrantes, where the slope of the heights facing the Franco-Spanish army was abrupt but very soft on the side of the allies, which facilitated the supply and movements of the allies but acted as a barrier for the Franco-Spaniards. The Anglo-Portuguese also prevented the invaders from crossing the river Tagus and defeated them at Vila Velha. The Franco-Spanish army (which had their supply lines from Spain cut off by the guerrillas) was virtually destroyed by a deadly scorched earth strategy: peasants abandoned all the villages around, taking with them or destroying the crops, food and all that could be used by the invaders, including the roads and houses. The Portuguese government also encouraged desertion among the invaders offering large sums to all deserters and defectors. The invaders had to choose between stay and starve or withdraw.The final outcome was the disintegration of the Franco-Spanish army, which was compelled to retreat to Castelo Branco (closer to the frontier) when a Portuguese force under Townshend made an encircling movement towards its rearguard. According to a British observer, the invaders suffered 30,000 losses (almost three-quarters of the original army), mainly caused by starvation, desertion and capture during the chase of the Franco-Spanish remnants by the Anglo-Portuguese army and peasantry. Finally the allied army took the Spanish headquarters, Castelo Branco, capturing a large number of Spaniards, wounded and sick – who Aranda had abandoned when he fled to Spain, after a second allied encircling movement. During the third invasion of Portugal, the Spaniards attacked Marvão and Ouguela but were defeated with casualties. The allied army left their winter quarters and chased the retreating Spaniards, taking some prisoners; and a Portuguese corps entered Spain taking more prisoners at Codicera. On 24 November, Aranda asked for a truce which was accepted and signed by Lippe on 1 December 1762.

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Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 1738 – 20 July 1786) was a British statesman.

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Treaty of Madrid (5 October 1750)

The Treaty of Madrid was a commercial treaty signed between Britain and Spain on 5 October 1750.

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Wall (surname)

Wall is a surname.

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Wall Ministry

The Wall Ministry was a Spanish government headed by Ricardo Wall which served between 15 May 1754 to 9 October 1763 during the reigns of Ferdinand VI and Charles III.

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War of Jenkins' Ear

The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as Guerra del Asiento in Spain) was a conflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742.

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Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of Ensenada

Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, 1st Marquess of Ensenada, KOGF, KOC, KOM, OSJ (April 20, 1702 in Alesanco near LogroñoDecember 2, 1781), commonly known as the Marquess of Ensenada, was a Spanish statesman.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Wall

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