This man asked for 20,000 rubles from Catherine the Great and, though he may have been her lover, he got only 1,000 and some troops. As a general in the French Army of the North, he was tried for losing at Neerwinden. Partly due to his inability to obtain firm support from his friend William Pitt, his first attempted invasion ended in a fiasco near Puerto Cabello; his second invasion at Coro also failed. He was caught violating the Neutrality Act of 1794 when his American crew on board the Leander was detained on a filibustering expedition. After being defeated at the 
This man asked for 20,000 rubles from Catherine the Great and, though he may have been her lover, he got only 1,000 and some troops. As a general in the French Army of the North, he was tried for losing at Neerwinden. Partly due to his inability to obtain firm support from his friend William Pitt, his first attempted invasion ended in a fiasco near Puerto Cabello; his second invasion at Coro also failed. He was caught violating the Neutrality Act of 1794 when his American crew on board the Leander was detained on a filibustering expedition. After being defeated at the Battle of San Mateo by the forces of Juan Domingo Monteverde, this man, who had been serving as dictator since 1811, was written off as a traitor by Bolivar and sent to die in a prison in Cadiz. FTP, identify this man known as "El Precursor," who fought for the independence of Venezuela.
This man asked for 20,000 rubles from Catherine the Great and, though he may have been her lover, he got only 1,000 and some troops.
Francisco de Miranda (or Sebasti? Francisco de Miranda y Rodr?uez; prompt on "The Forerunner" or "El Precursor")