Modern era · 1808 – 1814
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. It overlapped with the War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) and the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814).
- When
- 2 May 1808 – 17 Apr 1814
- Where
- Iberian Peninsula
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769 – 1852British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852).jpg/330px-Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn_(retrato%2C_c.1828).jpg)
José de San Martín1778 – 1850Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)
Michel Ney1769 – 1815French general (1769–1815)
Before and after
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