The Peninsular War
Between 1808 and 1814, the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon’s France.
Aided by their Spanish and Portuguese allies, the British held off superior French numbers before winning a series of victories and driving them out.
They then carried the war into France, playing an important part in Napoleon’s first overthrow.
Between 1808 and 1814, the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon’s France …
Between 1808 and 1814, the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon’s France …
Between 1808 and 1814, the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon’s France …
On Easter Sunday, the 10th of April, 1814 Ponsonby’s brigade took its place in the line of battle at Toulouse…
The assault on Toulouse on Easter Sunday, the 10th of April, 1814, should never had happened…
In February 1814, the 7th distinguished itself by its magnificent bearing in the Battle of Orthes when engaged in driving the French from an entrenched position by the River Pau.
The battle began on the morning of the 21st of June, 1813.
By sunset the British were in possession of the town, and the French were in full flight towards Pamplona.
The attack on the French positions began at half past eight in the morning of the 21st of June, 1813, with the advance of skirmishers…
When dawn broke on the 22nd, the armies were drawn up less than two miles apart, with most of the British hidden behind a range of low hills…
The 4th Dragoons played two distinct roles in this important battle at the turning point of the Peninsular Campaign…
