The Spanish Army of the Peninsular War refers to the Spanish military units that fought against France's Grande Armée during a period which coincided with...
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Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and...
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the French army, while both Spanish and Portuguese guerrillas weakened the occupying forces. The Peninsular War overlaps with what the Spanish-speaking...
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Spain and Portugal during the Peninsular War. These armed men were a constant source of drain and harassment to the French army, as described by a Prussian...
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of Spanish general officers (Peninsular War) lists the generals and other general officers who served in the Army of Spain during the Peninsular War (1808–1814)...
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Nationalist faction (Spanish: Bando nacional) or Rebel faction (Spanish: Bando sublevado) was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It...
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History of the Peninsular War is a seven-volume non-fiction scholarly historical work written by Sir Charles Oman, covering the Peninsular War (1807-1814)...
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Spanish troops under the command of Manuel de Godoy. Godoy had, under his command, the Spanish Army of Extremadura, with five divisions. The Spanish attack...
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The Spanish Army (Spanish: Ejército de Tierra, lit. 'Army of Land') is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military...
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Northern War, and Queen Anne's War. Although by 1701 Spain was no longer the predominant European power, its global empire still included the Spanish Netherlands...
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Peninsular War: Aragón Catalonia 200km 125miles 21 Castalla 20 19 Valencia 18 Saguntum 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 María 4 3 Girona 2 1 The third...
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The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans...
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of the Spanish–American War Spanish American wars of independence Unrecognized by the primary belligerents. Alternative names: Peninsular Spanish: Guerra...
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The Spanish American wars of independence (Spanish: Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas) took place across the Spanish Empire in the early 19th...
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Grande Armée (redirect from Grand Army)
ever assembled, it suffered catastophic losses during the disastrous Peninsular War followed by the invasion of Russia in 1812, after which it never recovered...
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known as the Army of Spanish Morocco (Spanish: Cuerpo de Ejército Marroquí'), was a field army of the Spanish Army that garrisoned the Spanish protectorate...
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had already been at war with France for eight years, and had been fighting alongside the Portuguese and Spanish in the Peninsular War for more than three...
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Napoleonic Spain was the part of Spain loyal to Joseph I during the Peninsular War (1808–1813), forming a Bonapartist client state officially known as...
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provided long-term support to the Spanish rebellion in the Peninsular War of 1808–1814, assisted by Spanish guerrilla ('little war') tactics. Anglo-Portuguese...
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served in the First French Empire's Grande Armée in Spain and Portugal during the Peninsular War (1808–1814). The rank given refers to that held until...
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Juan Pignatelli (category Spanish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars)
the same promotion as other notable Spanish military commanders of the Spanish armies during the Peninsular War, including the Duke of the Infantado...
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Battle of Talavera order of battle (category Peninsular War orders of battle)
fought at the battle, which occurred during the Peninsular War. Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Spanish Army: Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley Commander-in-Chief:...
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Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808 200km 125miles Santander 12 Bailén 11 Rioseco 10 Valencia 9 Girona 8 Zaragoza 7 Cabezón 6 Cadiz 5 Alcolea 4 Valdepeñas...
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with Peninsular-born Spaniards, known locally as peninsulares. This political process had far-reaching impacts in New Spain during the independence war and...
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World War, and the Empire became more reliant on local forces to maintain defence and order. United Kingdom portal Army of Spain (Peninsular War) British...
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the Peninsular War upended the stability of the Spanish state and empire and although France was defeated, the turmoil in Spain led to the Spanish American...
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both armies and civilians. Importantly, it is also considered a precursor to the idea of the two Spains that would surface during the Spanish Civil War a...
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System. A joint Franco-Spanish force invaded Britain's ally Portugal, beginning the Peninsular War where Napoleon would also invade Spain as well. A further...
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Rif War it became the "Spanish Legion", with several "tercios" as sub-units. The Legion played a major role in the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil...
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which he repulsed a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War. After the war General Sarrazin wrote a French history of the battle, in which...
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