Lorenzo de Medrano y Treviño dating history

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Lorenzo de Medrano y Treviño (August 10, 1787 – April 11, 1854) was a noble from the House of Medrano, the Spanish Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers, the sole representative of the Spanish Military Corps of Engineers, artilleryman, and brigade sergeant major of the coast of Granada, notable for his extensive military service during the Peninsular War. Medrano played critical roles in several key battles and military engagements, including the defense of the Júcar River crossing, the Battle of the Fields of Tudela, and the sieges of Morella and Sagunto castles. He was particularly distinguished during the "Escape of the Sappers" at the outset of the Peninsular War, leading troops from Alcalá de Henares to Valencia. Lorenzo was the younger brother of the important military leader and liberal politician Diego de Medrano y Treviño.