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The Peninsular War was a military conflict for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars, waged between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal. It started when French and Spanish armies, then allied, occupied Portugal in 1807, and escalated in 1808 when France turned on Spain, its former ally.
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 ...
This is a timeline of events related to the Spanish American wars of independence.Numerous wars against Spanish rule in Spanish America took place during the early 19th century, from 1808 until 1829, directly related to the Napoleonic French invasion of Spain.
Spanish regular and irregular forces fighting in the Somosierra Pass against a French invading army. The Peninsular War was the trigger for conflicts in Spanish America in the absence of a legitimate monarch. The Peninsular War began an extended period of instability in the worldwide Spanish monarchy that lasted until 1823.
This is a timeline of Spanish history, ... Peninsular War: The war ended. 1815: Spanish reconquest of New Granada: The reconquest began. 1816:
Pages in category "Peninsular War" ... Timeline of the Peninsular War; A. Abdications of Bayonne; Anglo-Portuguese Army; B. ... Spanish Constitution of 1812;
Map (1868) of the first siege of Zaragoza. The 1808 siege of Zaragoza (also called Saragossa) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War.A French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes and subsequently commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was repulsed from the Spanish city of Zaragoza in the summer of 1808.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Peninsular War (1809–1814). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Peninsular War .