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The 4th Infantry Division was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, the Crimean and Boer Wars and both World Wars.
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The 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed and disestablished numerous times between 1809 and 2012. It was raised by Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley for service in the Peninsular War (part of the Coalition Wars of the Napoleonic Wars) as the 2nd Division.
The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, also known as The Iron Division, is a regular army division of the British Army.It was created in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Peninsular War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Peninsular War" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [13] 4th Division 18 June 1809: April 1814: Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [11] 5th Division 6 October 1810: April 1814: Portugal, Spain, France
The 6th (United Kingdom) Division was a division of the British Army, which had been raised and disbanded numerous times as needed over the last 200 years.It was first established by Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley in 1810, for service in the Peninsular War (part of the Coalition Wars of the Napoleonic Wars) as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army.
The 1st Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed and disestablished numerous times between 1809 and the present. It was raised by Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley for service in the Peninsular War (part of the Coalition Wars of the Napoleonic Wars).