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Joseph O'Donnell Sr.

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Joseph O'Donnell Sr. or José O'Donnell y Donnell (Oughty, Murrisk, County Mayo, Ireland[1] 20 December 1722 – Zamora, Spain, 22 March 1787) was an Irish-Spanish general and Colonel of the Spanish Regiment Irlanda.[2] Three of his sons became Spanish generals during the Napoleonic Wars.

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O'Donnell married Mariana de Anethan y Mareshal, of Luxemburg. Three of their sons became Spanish generals during the Peninsular War, also known as the Spanish War of Independence.

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  1. ^ Geni
  2. ^ Manuel Ibo Alfaro Apuntes para la historia de D. Leopoldo O-Donnell 1868 - Page 38 "D. José O-Donnell, Coronel del regimiento infantería de Irlanda, nació el 20 de Diciembre de 1722, en Morisk, feligresía de Angluvall, diócesis de Tuam, ..."