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Battles of the Peninsular War involving the United Kingdom

  • Battle of VimeiroOn the 21st of August 1808, General Arthur Wellesley stood near the village of Vimeiro with 20,000 men. His force included eight independent infantry…
  • Battle of CorunnaIn early October 1808, Sir John Moore took command of a British force numbering 30,000 men in Portugal. The political landscape had shifted dramatically…