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Battles of the Peninsular War involving Spain

  • Dos de Mayo UprisingNapoleon's army occupied Madrid on the 23rd of March 1808. King Charles IV had been forced to abdicate by his own people during the Tumult of Aranjuez.
  • Battle of BailénIn June 1808, Napoleon dispatched Divisional-General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang south toward Seville with 13,000 men. This force consisted primarily of…
  • Battle of SomosierraNapoleon I advanced into Madrid with 40,000 men in late November 1808. General Benito de San Juan mustered an ad hoc army of about 12,000 men to defend the…