Juan Henestrosa
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| Born | 28 June 1765 Écija, Seville |
| Died | 19 December 1831(1831-12-19) (aged 66) Madrid |
| Battles/wars | Peninsular War |
Juan de la Cruz Fernández de Henestrosa y Horcasitas (1765–1831) was a Spanish military commander.
Appointed lieutenant colonel of the María Luisa Regiment of Hussars at the beginning of 1801, Henestrosa saw action during the War of the Oranges.[1]
Having been given command of the Regiment of Light Infantry Volunteers of Spain in August 1807, he refused to obey orders to join French General Dupont's forces,[note 1] and instead marched his regiment to Extremadura, for which he was promoted to brigadier in June 1808 by the local Junta.[1] By October that year, Henestrosa was leading the 2nd Division of Galluzo's 12,800-strong Army of Extremadura,[2] an army which the following month, then under the command of the Conde de Belvedere, would be routed at Gamonal.[2]
He was promoted to lieutenant general of Cavalry following the Battle of Medellín (28 March 1809).[3]
Henestrosa was appointed captain general of Spain's Royal Armies in 1825.[1]
