Guillermo Pintos
Spanish military personnel (1856–1909) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pintos and the second or maternal family name is Ledesma.
Guillermo Pintos Ledesma (26 January 1856 – 27 July 1909) was a Spanish Army officer. He took part in the Third Carlist War, the Ten Years' War, the Moro conflict, and the 1895–1898 Cuban War. Promoted to brigadier general in 1905, he was killed in action at a ravine called Barranco del Lobo, during the Second Melillan campaign, leading a column of light infantry that was ambushed by Riffians at the foothills of the Mount Gurugu.
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Birth name | Guillermo Pintos Ledesma |
Born | 26 January 1856 Chafarinas Islands, Spain |
Died | 29 July 1909(1909-07-29) (aged 53) Mount Gurugu, Morocco |
Allegiance | Spain |
Service/ | Spanish Army |
Years of service | 1872–1909 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | 3rd Carlist War (1874–1876) Ten Years' War (1876–1878) Moro conflict (1891) Cuban War (1896–1897) 2nd Melillan campaign (1909) |
Alma mater | Infantry Academy |
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