The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807 by transiting through Spain, and it escalated in 1808 after Napoleonic ... Battle of Bayonne · Battle of Somosierra · Battle of Bailén · Battle of Salamanca

5 нояб. 2024 г. · Peninsular War, (1808–14), that part of the Napoleonic Wars fought in the Iberian Peninsula, where the French were opposed by British, Spanish, and Portuguese ...

In February 1808, French troops invaded the country and soon occupied Madrid. In May, Napoleon installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain. Bust of Emperor ...

Dos de Mayo Uprising, also called the Battle of Madridan engagement of the Peninsular War that occurred on May 2, 1808.

7 авг. 2023 г. · The Peninsular War (1807-1814), also known as the War of Spanish Independence, was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) that was waged in the ...

The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action.

The Guerilla War of Spain starts on May 2, 1808, when rioting sweeps through Madrid, called Dos de Mayo. Napoleon got in direct command of the troops in Spain ...

On May 2, the Spanish people rose up against the French army in Madrid. By nightfall, 150 French soldiers were dead. The French retaliated, killing thousands of ...

The Peninsular War occurred in 1807-1814, fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon I against an alliance of Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom ...

21 июл. 2010 г. · A massive allied British, Portuguese and Spanish force under British General Arthur Wellesley routs the French, pushing them out of Spain in the decisive ...