 Freire akabatana nevamwe vake vokuSpain mukurwisana nemauto aNapoleon, uye musi wa15 September 1807, akatora mutungamiri sacolonel wevarwi vanozvipira muMadrid. Gore rakatevera racho akaona chiito muExtremadura nedzimwe nzvimbo. Akakwidziridzwa kuva brigadier musi wa 2 Kurume 1809 mushure memushandirapamwe muLa Mancha, uye kuenda kumunda marshal mushure meHondo yeTalavera. Pana 10 January 1810, akagadzwa kuva mutungamiri webhiza raJuan Carlos de Aréizaga uye akavatungamirira paOcañamusi wa19 November, kukundwa kunoparadza uko kwakadhura kudzora kweSpain Andalusia. Akanyora bhuku rokudzokorora nzira dzechiuto chavatasvi vamabhiza cheSpain, rakabudiswa muMurcia muna 1813. 