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.

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