Francisco Javier Losada

[1] In July 1810 Losada was appointed second-in-command of the region of Asturias, where he saw combat against Bonet's forces on several occasions.

[1] He then participated in the siege and surrender of Tamames, Alba de Tormes and Medina del Campo.

[1] As part of the reorganisation of the 4th Army, he was given command of its 3rd Division, which saw action at Tolosa, Irún, and San Marcial (31 August 1813), where he was wounded.

[1] During the Hundred Days, Losada served in the Observation Corps of Navarra and Guipúzcoa, under Enrique O'Donnell, until September 1815, when he was given command of the 3rd Division of Ballesteros's Army of the Reserve, after having been promoted to lieutenant general the previous May.

[1] In 1823, Fernando VII appointed Losada inspector general of the Militias and commander-in-chief of the Provincial Royal Guard, post he held until 1836, when he was dismissed following the 1836 La Granja Mutiny.