Juan José Creagh

Juan José Creagh de Lacy (1765–1829) was a Spanish army officer during the Peninsular War.

Early career The son of Guillermo Creagh, Colonel of the Ultonia Regiment, Juan José Creagh enlisted as a cadet in the same regiment. In 1779 he was promoted to sub-lieutenant. before being sent to the Campo de Gibraltar where he was stationed until 1787. That year, he was transferred to Oran, where he was promoted to lieutenant the following year and took part in the defence of the fortress-city, before going on to Siege of Ceuta.

Acting on the orders of O'Donnell, the new Captain-general, Creagh was sent on 21 July to Las Palmas with orders to arrest the Governor of Gran Canaria, Colonel José Verdugo de Altivurria, who was also accused of being an afrancesado, and substitute him as commander-in-chief of that place. Creagh remained there as governor until the following 1 September.

That same month he was appointed colonel of the Granada Volunteer Regiment, unit with which he took part in several actions, including the Battle of Molins de Rei.

1810 Promoted to brigadier, he was given command of the 2nd Division of the Army of Murcia (also known as the 3rd Army), with which he saw action in Andalusia, at Baza (November). That August, Creagh's division fought at the Battle of Zújar.

That same month, the morning state for Blake's army the Battle of Saguntum puts Mahy's division at 4,600 infantry, under the Marquis of Montijo and Creagh, plus 830 horse.

Creagh's division also fought at the Siege of Valencia.

1812 Transferred to Cádiz, Creagh was promoted to field marshal and given command of the 2nd Division of the Reserve Army of Andalusia.

1813 He was wounded in the leg at Pamplona.

Post-war career After the war, Creagh was appointed captain general of Aragon and in April 1814 escorted Ferdinand VII to Valencia. The following September he gave up his post and retired to barracks at Málaga.