{{Short description|Spanish army officer (1759–1840)}} {{About-distinguish-text|Diego Ballesteros|another Spanish general of the Peninsular War, Francisco Ballesteros}} {{family name hatnote|Martín|Ballesteros|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox military person | name = Diego Ballesteros | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1759 | birth_place = Badajoz, Badajoz | death_date = {{death date and age|1840|05|10|1759|||df=y}} | death_place = Madrid | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | commands = | battles = Peninsular War }}
'''Diego Martín Ballesteros''' (1759–1840) was a Spanish military commander.
==Early career==
Promoted to lieutenant in 1788, he saw action in the War of the Pyrenees as aide-de-camp to lieutenant general Manuel Moncada, Prince of Monforte.<ref name=isabel>{{in lang|es}}. Isabel Sánchez, José Luis. [https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/68403/diego-martin-ballesteros "Diego Martín Ballesteros". ''Diccionario Biográfico electrónico'' (''DB~e'').] Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 19 April 2023.</ref>
As a captain in 1794, Ballesteros saw further action in the War of the Oranges and in 1803 was promoted to brigadier.<ref name=isabel/>
==Peninsular War== {{main|Peninsular War}}
Having fought under the orders of General Castaños at Bailén,<ref name=isabel/> Ballesteros later commanded the Granada Regiment of Dragoons at Almonacid, where he was taken prisoner and sent to France for the remainder of the war.<ref name=isabel/>
==Post-war career==
On his release and return to Spain Ballesteros was promoted to field marshal. He was appointed governor of Gerona in 1821 and promoted to lieutenant general in 1929.<ref name=isabel/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballesteros, Diego}} Category:Spanish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Category:1759 births Category:1840 deaths