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The following statement has a Gates (2002) p. 322 citation. I have a copy of Gates and it does not say that. In particular, Gates does not mention Andriani at all. It looks like information from Oman, but even Oman does not give Andriani's middle name. It's a quote from someone, but the citation is wrong. I propose to change it. Djmaschek (talk) 03:16, 1 March 2018 (UTC)Reply
The 2,500-man garrison of Castle Saguntum, led by Brigadier General Luis Maria Andriani, fought a valiant defense against superior French forces, gaining invaluable time for General Blake to prepare for his climactic battle with Suchet. Despite Andriani's extraordinary efforts at withstanding an unrelenting French siege lasting almost 30 days, and having run out of food and ammunition, he had no choice but to surrender the garrison after watching Suchet defeat and scatter Blake's relief army. Suchet lost only 1,000 killed and wounded, but apart from the seizing the castle, he was unable to immediately capitalize on his victory. His army was too small to capture Valencia, especially after his battle losses at Castle Saguntum and the need to garrison the captured castle with French troops. For several weeks the French-Allies paused to wait for reinforcements before launching the next phase of their offensive.
