Francesc Rovira i Sala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesc Rovira i Sala

Spanish commander

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1769

Place of Birth: Sant Miquel de Campmajor, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1820

Profession: priest, military personnel

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francesc Rovira i Sala or Francisco Rovira (1764 – 1820) led miquelets (Catalan militia) against Imperial France in a number of partisan actions during the Peninsular War.
A Catholic priest by profession, he took command of guerillas who resisted the French occupation of his native Catalonia.
Soon he directed a force numbering a few thousand partisans.
In February 1810, his men took part in the Battle of Vich.
His most notable exploit was the surprise capture of Sant Ferran Castle in April 1811, which was part of the Siege of Figueras.