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Spain had been allied with France against Britain since the Second Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1796. After the defeat of the combined Spanish and French fleets by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, cracks began to appear in the alliance, with Spain preparing to invade France from the south after the outbreak of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
The main difference to separate regiments using this uniform was the buttons stamped with regimental symbols or numbers. Twelve regiments are recorded as still wearing this uniform in May 1808. The issue of the M1805 uniform restored the official uniform's jacket colour to white and brought back the coloured facing colours.
The Cavalry Regiment El Rey (Spanish: Regimiento de Caballería El Rey) is the oldest cavalry regiment in the Spanish Army, distinguishing itself on several occasions during the Peninsular War. They are best known for their charge at the Battle of Talavera where they dealt the decisive blow against General Jean François Leval 's German Division.
British 52nd light infantry regiment, early 1800s Soldiers of the King's German Legion. The Coalition forces of the Napoleonic Wars were composed of Napoleon Bonaparte's enemies: the United Kingdom, [1] the Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Sardinia, Dutch Republic, Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Portugal ...
The Peninsular War 1807–1814: A Concise Military History. Penguin Classic Military History (published 2001). ISBN 0141390417. Guia de Forasteros en Madrid para el año 1821. Imp. Nacional, 1821. Google Books (provides dates and formation of regiments, etc.) Oman, Charles (1902). "A History of the Peninsula War". Project Gutenberg.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. 1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia Not to be confused with the French invasion of Spain in 1823. Peninsular War Part of the Napoleonic Wars Peninsular war Clockwise from top left: The Third of May 1808 Battle of Somosierra Battle of Bayonne Disasters of War prints by Goya Date 2 ...
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Formed from the old Corsican regiment, designated as a formal light infantry regiment. 2nd Light Infantry Regiment 2° Reggimento di Fanteria Leggera: 16 February 1806 May 1815 Originally the 1st Light Regiment - during the reorganisation of 1813, it was redesignated as the 2nd. 3rd Light Infantry Regiment 3° Reggimento di Fanteria Leggera