Melitón Pérez del Camino
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| Born | March 10, 1772 Castro Urdiales, in Cantabria, Spain |
| Died | March 6, 1845 Ferrol, Galicia (Spain) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Profession | squad leader of the Royal Spanish Navy. |
Melitón Pérez del Camino (1772–1845) was a squad leader of the Royal Spanish Navy.
Melitón Pérez del Camino was born in Castro Urdiales, in Cantabria, Spain on March 10, 1772.He was the son of Joseph Antonio Pérez del Camino Peñarredonda and Cathalina Elena de Llarena y De la Quadra. On 14 April 1789, he enlisted as a Midshipman in the department Ferrol.
In 1793, on board a ship of the fleet of Francisco de Borja, he took part in the conquest of the islands of San Pedro and San Antiochus, as well as protection operations of the army, on the banks Var, during the war against France. On December 15 of that year (1793), he embarked aboard the San Juan Nepomuceno, the general squad Langara. The ship arrived at the Siege of Toulon and he helped protect the places Balaguer Fort with boats of his ship. On the 17th he helped in the masterful evacuation of the square, led by General Ignacio María de Álava.
He also served at the siege of Rosas, in command of smaller vessels, which held various battles against the army of the French republic.
Signed the Peace of Basel in 1796, thus ending the war against France, he shipped to North America, carrying the news of the outbreak of hostilities against the United Kingdom. The fifth day of October 1802, he was promoted to Frigate Lieutenant, landed in Ferrol on his return from United States.
At the end of 1804, again declared war on the United Kingdom, and Pérez del Camino embarked in the ship Montañés, Grandallana general's squad, which was to join the Franco-Spanish fleet of Villeneuve and Gravina. They went towards Cadiz, in August 1805. On October 21 he participated in the battle of Trafalgar, in that the ship Montanes Alsedo lost its commander and much of the crew. This could not reach Cadiz, due being very badly treated. On November 9, Pérez del Camino was promoted to Lieutenant. He continued in the brackets of General Alava and Apodaca and he went to fight the British Army that blocked the port of Cadiz. In this arsenal, he participated in the actions of June 1808, which gave the result of the surrender of the French fleet of Admiral Rosily, earning well, the medal of Distinction. Then he was sent to Ferrol, where he was given the command of a gunboat he used to defend the plaza, blocking the French attacks. When he had he opportunity, as he turned to the department of Cadiz, where he obtained the command of the brig Hunter, because this war was poor in naval action, he asked and obtained a pass from the battalions of Marines, where he was employed in places of greatest danger.
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