Peninsular War

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The Peninsular War was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, Portugal, and Britain fought against French occupation on the Iberian Peninsula from 1808 to 1814.

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars campaign
war
alsoKnownAs Guerra Peninsular
linked to: Peninsular War

Guerra de la Independencia Española
linked to: Peninsular War
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Spain
Spanish guerrillas
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
cause French intervention in Spain
French invasion of Portugal in 1807
abdication of Charles IV of Spain
abdication of Ferdinand VII of Spain
imposition of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain
combatantStrength hundreds of thousands of troops over the course of the war
commander André Masséna
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Francisco Javier Castaños
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Joseph Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Pedro de La Romana
William Carr Beresford
conflictType coalition war
consequence heavy civilian casualties in Iberia
stimulated Spanish American wars of independence
endTime 1814
hasPart Battle of Albuera
Battle of Bailén
Battle of Bussaco
Battle of Corunna
Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Talavera
Battle of Toulouse (1814)
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of the Pyrenees
Dos de Mayo Uprising
Lines of Torres Vedras
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
historicalPeriod early 19th century
location Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Spain
notableFor extensive guerrilla warfare
major British land campaign against Napoleon
opponentOf Napoleon Bonaparte
partOf Napoleonic Wars
relatedWork The Desastres de la Guerra by Francisco Goya
result defeat of French forces in Iberia
restoration of Ferdinand VII to the Spanish throne
weakening of the First French Empire
withdrawal of French troops from Portugal
withdrawal of French troops from Spain
startTime 1808
theatreOfOperations Portuguese territory
Pyrenees
Spanish interior

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Congress of Tucumán relatedEvent Peninsular War
Jean-Andoche Junot participatedIn Peninsular War
Jean-Andoche Junot servedInCampaign Spanish campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
linked to: Peninsular War
Michel Ney participatedIn Peninsular War
Joaquín de la Pezuela participatedIn Peninsular War
subject linked to: Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela
Roderick Murchison participantIn Peninsular War
Benjamin d’Urban conflict Peninsular War
7th Queen’s Own Hussars engagement Peninsular War
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan conflict Peninsular War
Edward Pakenham conflict Peninsular War
Charles James Napier conflict Peninsular War
FitzRoy James Henry Somerset conflict Peninsular War
W. A. Nesfield participatedIn Peninsular War
The Iron Duke notableWork Peninsular War campaigns
linked to: Peninsular War
War of the Oranges precedes Peninsular War
George Brown conflict Peninsular War
subject linked to: General Sir George Brown
11th Hussars battleHonour Peninsula War
linked to: Peninsular War
Battle of Albuera partOf Peninsular War
subject linked to: Albuhera
Battle of Albuera conflict Peninsular War
San Fernando knownFor Spanish War of Independence
linked to: Peninsular War
Bertrand Clausel participantIn Peninsular War
subject linked to: Marshal Bertrand Clausel
Bertrand Clausel conflict Peninsular War
subject linked to: Marshal Bertrand Clausel
French Army of the Tagus conflict Peninsular War
Édouard Mortier participatedIn Peninsular War
Siege of Badajoz (1812) conflict Peninsular War
British 3rd Division notableEngagement Peninsular War
British 5th Division participatedIn Peninsular War
Bertrand Clausel conflict Peninsular War
subject linked to: Bertrand Clausel (French)
Auguste de Marmont participatedIn Peninsular War
subject linked to: Marshal Auguste de Marmont
The Vision of Don Roderick mainSubject Peninsular War
The Vision of Don Roderick depicts Peninsular War
Thomas Robert Bugeaud conflict Peninsular War