| Diego Ballesteros | |
| Birth Date: | 1759 |
| Birth Place: | Badajoz, Badajoz |
| Death Place: | Madrid |
| Battles: | Peninsular War |
Diego Martín Ballesteros (1759–1840) was a Spanish military commander.
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.[1]
As a captain in 1794, Ballesteros saw further action in the War of the Oranges and in 1803 was promoted to brigadier.[1]
See main article: Peninsular War.
Having fought under the orders of General Castaños at Bailén,[1] 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.[1]
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.[1]