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| 1759 | Birth |  |
| 19th Aug Birth of Joaquin Blake y Joyes |
| 1793 | Invasion of Rousillon | |
| Rousillon Takes part in the invasion of Rousillon under General Ricardo |
| 1808 | Battle of Espinosa | |
| 10th Nov Espinosa A well-coordinated French attack shatters Blake's center & drives his army from the field in a rout |
| 1808 | Battle of Medina del Rio Seco | |
| Medina del Rio Seco Blake & Cuesta are defeated at Medina del Rio Seco |
| 1808 | Battle of Pancorbo | |
| 31st Oct Pancorbo Blake retreats swiftly and in good order, preventing Napoleon's planned envelopment & annihilation of the Spanish flank. |
| 31st Oct Pancorbo Marshal Lefebvre's IV Corps fall upon Blake's 19,000 men at Pancorbo, turning back the hesitant Spanish advance |
| 1808 | Battle of Valmaceda | |
| 5th Nov Valmaceda Blake surprises his enemies again when, at Valmaceda, he suddenly turns about & attacks the French vanguard, inflicting a stinging defeat |
| 1808 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Supreme Junta's Army of Galicia (a force of 43,000 holding the Spanish left wing along the Cantabrian mountains) during the French invasio |
| 1808 | Invasion of Spain | |
| Appointed Head of the Supreme Junta's Army of Galicia (a force of 43,000 holding the Spanish left wing along the Cantabrian mountains) during the French invasion |
| 1810 | General Staff | |
| Blake helps create the Spanish General Staff, which in the final years of the war restores coherence to the country's military |
| 1811 | Battle of Albuhera | |
| 16th May Albuhera Blake fights the French at Albuera alongside William Beresford's Anglo-Portuguese army |
| 16th May Albuhera Spaniards under Blake's command successfully hold the allied flank against the strongest French infantry attack of the war, earning him promotion to Captain General |
| 1811 | Captain | |
| 16th May Albuhera Spaniards under Blake's command successfully hold the allied flank against the strongest French infantry attack of the war, earning him promotion to Captain General |
| 1811 | Chief Engineer of the Spanish Royal Army | |
| Appointed Chief Engineer of the Spanish Royal Army |
| 1811 | Siege of Valencia | |
| Valencia Blake is transferred to eastern Spain to combat Marshal Suchet's advance on Valencia |
| 1827 | Death | |
| 27th April Death of Joaquin Blake y Joyes |
