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EK CASTINGS NAP 14 Grenadier du régiment d'infanterie "Princesse". Espagne, 1807-1808
 
The Division of the North (Spanish: División del Norte) was a 19th-century Spanish infantry division.
Spain was, at that time, an ally of France and the division, composed of 15,000 men under the command of the Marquis de la Romana, Pedro Caro y Sureda, was initially deployed, between 1807 and 1808, to perform garrison duties in Hamburg under Marshal Bernadotte. In March 1808, along with a Franco-Belgian unit of approximately the same size, the unit was deployed to Denmark, with the two-fold objective of protecting that country, also an ally of Napoleon, and preparing for an invasion of Sweden.
 
Due to storms the convoy did not arrive at a Spanish port until October 10^th. The Division disembarked at Santander and the infantry was immediately dispatched to join forces with Blake’s Army of the Left, while the cavalry had to be equipped, as all the horses had been lost. La Romana arrived at La Coruña on October 19^th, having no effective command at the time. He travelled to Santander where he arrived on November 10^th. The same day he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Left.
This army was defeated and almost destroyed in the battle of Espinosa de los Monteros (November 10^th) and the following retreat. The entire force of the army was reduced to 6,000 soldiers and lacked most of their equipment. La Romana took effective command of this force at León on November 26^th. On paper his army had almost 16,000 men, but in fact many men were widely dispersed and many more were conscripts without full training.
 
http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/c_romana.html
 
Granadero Regimiento Princesa
Regimiento de la Princesa
División del Norte
Evacuation of the La Romana Division