Between 1809 and 1811, the Peninsular War became a bloody and bitter struggle against Napoleon’s forces. Spanish and Portuguese resistance, backed by British troops under Wellington, turned the tide ...

The Peninsular War was one of the longest and most drawn-out campaigns of the Napoleonic War; a piece of Imperial regime change designed to close off the last European ports open to British trade, ...

The Peninsular War could fairly be called Napoleon's Vietnam--a bloody, protracted struggle, part conventional and part guerilla, that sapped the strength of the French Empire and left Spain and ...

The English troops were welcomed when they landed in Portugal. Their commander Sir Arthur Wellesley, later known as the Duke of Wellington, defeated Junot's dispersed army at Cintra on August 30, 1808 ...

Barnsley, Eng.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2020. Pp. x, 302. Illus., maps, diagr., side bars, append., notes, index. . $42.95. ISBN: 152675732X British ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Napoleon: Total War - The Peninsular Campaign The Peninsular Campaign Downloadable Content is a new and independent campaign for Napoleon: Total War based ...

In this video, we chart the Peninsular War (1808–1814), when Spain, Portugal, and Britain resisted Napoleon’s occupation. With Google Earth, we trace key campaigns from the guerrilla uprisings to ...

In the history of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), especially when it comes to English-language sources, there always has been a bias towards the stories of the British and French armies. This is ...

In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had inflicted several heavy defeats on Spanish field armies, but now they faced a ...