Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión
Luis Fermín de Carvajal | |
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Portrait of Luis Fermín de Carvajal y Vargas, intaglio print. | |
| Born | 1752 Lima, modern-day Peru |
| Died | 20 November 1794 (aged 42) Pont de Molins, Catalonia, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Luis Fermín de Carvajal, 1st Count of la Unión (1752 – 20 November 1794) became a general officer in the army of the Kingdom of Spain. In 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded the Spanish Army in a mostly unsuccessful effort to hold back the army of the First French Republic. He died in battle fighting the French.