James D. J. Reilly

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James D. J. Reilly (March 14, 1760 - ?) was born in British America. He joined the militia at 15 and was part of the American Revolution. In 1790 he moved to France and joined the army. He was also a famous war hero of the French Revolution was second commander to Napoleon and participated in the coup d'etat. He is rarely mentioned in history books because of his unsuccessful revolt against Louis XVIII after the abdication of Napoleon. He quickly rejoined the army during the Hundred Days. After the defeat of Napoleon James fled to Spain. He then retired to the Latin American colonies of Spain.

In 1817 he participated in the revolts in Spanish Latin American colonies. He aided Simon Bolivar in the revolts. He moved back to Spain in late 1819 and was a guiding force in the revolt in January of 1820. He was 60 at the time. He led the revolt of the troops against King Ferdinand VII. He was a rebel all through his life.