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Alejandro O'Reilly
Alejandro O'Reilly was an Irish-born general in Spanish service. In 1769 he arrived in New Orleans with troops, put down the creole Rebellion of 1768 against Spanish rule, executed its leaders and established Spanish law and administration in Louisiana before leaving in 1770. He later reformed the Spanish army and led a failed attack on Algiers in 1775.
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