Background
He was born in Louisiana Coruña to a Flemish father and an Irish mother.
engineer military general officer
He was born in Louisiana Coruña to a Flemish father and an Irish mother.
He went to the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1770 settling in the Banda Oriental del Uruguay in 1773. Bernardo Lecocq played an important role in the operations against the British invasion of Montevideo, including the Battle of Cardal, on 20 January 1807. He died in Montevideo in 1820.
He joined the infantry in 1753.
In 1776 he was responsible for building the fortifications of Montevideo, and the forts of San Miguel (1772) and Santa Tecla (1774). He was promoted to Colonel in 1792 and Brigadier in 1802.
He led the Spanish troops at the Battle of Cardal, on 20 January 1807.