Below is some information on the battle of Peninsular Wars. Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in battle of Peninsular Wars with some suggested websites that may be of interest in researching your ancestors or genealogy in general.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: In 1807, Napoleon ordered the invasion of Portugal. The following year, the French entered its former Ally, Spain. Some local uprisings began but they were poorly organised and not co-ordinated. A British force, under the command of Arthur Wellesley, landed in Portugal with just 30,000 men. Through a series of tactical successes and the with the assistance of the locals, Portugal was re-captured. In 1809 Wellesley was made Duke of Wellington. It took until 1813 to capture Spain, uniting the Spanish forces and routing King Joseph Bonaparte. Much of this was also possible by the removal of troops to be used in Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia. In late 1813 the British were at last to reach French soil.

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The Peninsular War

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