Pedro Villacampa y Periel

Pedro Villacampa Maza de Linaza y Periel (1776–1854) was a Spanish military commander in the Napoleonic Wars and related conflicts.

Early career

In 1793 he enlisted in the 2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of Aragón, becoming a cadet the following year, and Villacampa, both officers of Blake's regular army, were active around the mountain towns of Daroca and Molina, in the Sierra de Albarracín.

1810 In 1810, Villacampa's division was active in the area around Teruel, seeing action at Villel (10 February), Teruel (3 March) and Albentosa (11 March). The following day, his troops half destroyed a column of 350 men at Arandija, on the banks of the Xalon, The following month their combined forces were beaten back by General Chłopicki's forces at the combat at Alventosa (31 October) and then at Fuensanta (11 November 1810).

Post-war career At around the time of Fernando VII's return to Spain (March 1814), Villacampa was promoted to lieutenant general.