Zumala-Carreguy

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

TOMAS, a Spanish military officer, the greatest of during the the generals of Don Carlos civil war of 1833-1840; born in Ormaiztegua in the Biscayan province of Guipuzcoa in 1789. He left his studies at Pampeluna to fight under Mina against Napoleon, and afterward served under Quesada in the "Army of the Faith"; and on the reëstablishment of absolustablish tism he was promoted colonel and aphis For pointed governor of Ferrol. leaning to the party of the Carlists he was tried by court-martial but acquitted, in 1832 with other Carlists he was dismissed from the army. But in 1833 the rising of the Basque population called to head the Carlist insurrection. His motley army was without uniform, ill and perfed, and ill paid, yet the vigor sonality of "el Tio Tomas" (Uncle to so Thomas) were such that he was able effective discipline. He kept بہ his opponents at bay, defeated Rodil in the valley of Amescoas, routed another force of Christinos at Viana, gained a , second victory in the Amescoas valley after a completely defeating Valdez, battle of four days, and rounted Iriate near Guernica. These brilliant successes head of Don Carlos, and turned the weak of his led him to interfere with the plans daring and devoted general, who was the anxious to strike for Madrid when . Christinos were paralyzed with terror Zumala-Carreguy was ordered to lay siege to Bilbao, but was mortally wounded by a musket ball, and died 10 days later, June 15, 1835.