Episode in the defence of Zaragoza
The Peninsular War, also known as the Guerra de la Independencia Española (Spanish War of Independence), lasted between 1808 and 1814. It was part of the Napoleonic wars, a conflict that involved all the European powers between 1803 and 1815. The Peninsular War was fought between British, Portuguese and Spanish armies on one side, and the French supported by their allies on the other. Fighting in Spain and Portugal was a constant drain on French military resources, and it contributed to the eventual collapse of the Napoleonic empire in Europe.
AQA 2H France in revolution, 1774–1815
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