Gregorio García de la Cuesta

Gregorio García de la Cuesta
Gregorio García de la Cuesta
Birth name	Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis
Born	9 May 1741
Died	25 November 1811; Palma de Mallorca
Allegiance	Spain
Battles / wars	Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) Siege of Almeida (1762); ; American Revolutionary War Great Siege of Gibraltar; ; War of the Pyrenees Battle of Perpignan; Battle of Peyrestortes; Battle of Collioure; Battle of Bascara; ; Peninsular War Battle of Cabezón; Battle of Medina de Rioseco; Battle of Somosierra; Battle of Medellín; Battle of Talavera; ;

Gregorio García de la Cuesta y Fernández de Celis (9 May 1741 – 25 November 1811) was a prominent Spanish army officer and commander of Spain's armies at the beginning of the Peninsular War.

Charles Oman (1902) stated that:

Throughout the two years during which he held high command in the field, Gregorio de la Cuesta consistently displayed an arrogance and an incapacity far exceeding that of any other Spanish general. (Oman, pp. 140–141.)