Peninsular War
May 2, 1808 – April 17, 1814 · Madrid, Spain
Result Coalition victory
War for the Iberian Peninsula after Napoleon put his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. Spanish armies and guerrillas, with British and Portuguese forces under Wellington, drove the French out of Spain by 1814.
French Empire and allies
Coalition
Napoleon
Emperor of the French, Invaded Spain and led the 1808 campaign in person
Joseph Bonaparte
King of Spain, Installed by his brother; driven out in 1813
Michel Ney
belligerent leader
Joachim Murat
belligerent leader
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
military commander
Jean Lannes
military commander
Pierre Augereau
military commander
Jean-Andoche Junot
military commander
Spencer Perceval
belligerent leader
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Commander of the Anglo-Portuguese army, Drove the French from Portugal and Spain
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
belligerent leader
José de San Martín
belligerent leader
Edward Pakenham
belligerent leader
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
military commander
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch
military commander
Gregorio García de la Cuesta
military commander
Strength and losses
Portugal Strength 35,000
Units
Anglo-Portuguese Army
British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Ejército del Centro (1808)
Moore's army (1808–1809)
Portuguese Army
Spanish Army
Spanish Army of Andalusia (1808)
Wellington's army in the Peninsula (1809–1814)
1st (UK) Division
5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
6th (UK) Division
7th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
Battles and events 125
Key events
- Dos de Mayo Uprising May 2, 1808
- Battle of Bailén July 16–19, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Tudela November 23, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Somosierra November 30, 1808 · Franco-Polish victory
- Siege of Zaragoza (1809) December 20, 1808 – February 20, 1809
- Battle of Corunna January 16, 1809
- Battle of Talavera July 27–28, 1809
- Battle of Albuera May 16, 1811 · Inconclusive
- Siege of Badajoz (1812) March 16 – April 6, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Salamanca July 22, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Vitoria June 21, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Toulouse (1814) April 10, 1814
1808
- Dos de Mayo Uprising May 2, 1808
- Battles of El Bruch June 6–14, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Valdepeñas June 6, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Alcolea Bridge June 7, 1808 · French victory
- Capture of the Rosily Squadron June 9–14, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Cabezón June 12, 1808 · French victory
- Siege of Zaragoza (1808) June 15 – August 14, 1808 · Spanish victory
- First Siege of Girona (Peninsular War) June 20–21, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Valencia (1808) June 26–28, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Medina de Rioseco July 14, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Bailén July 16–19, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Second Siege of Girona (Peninsular War) July 20 – August 16, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Évora (1808) July 29, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Roliça August 17, 1808 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Battle of Vimeiro August 21, 1808 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Convention of Cintra August 30, 1808
- Blockade of Barcelona September 2 – December 17, 1808 · Frenco-Italian victory
- Battle of Zornoza October 31, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Valmaseda November 5, 1808 · Spanish victory
- Siege of Roses (1808) November 7 – December 5, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros November 10–11, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Gamonal November 10, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Tudela November 23, 1808 · French victory
- Battle of Somosierra November 30, 1808 · Franco-Polish victory
- Battle of Cardedeu December 16, 1808 · Franco-Italian victory
- Siege of Zaragoza (1809) December 20, 1808 – February 20, 1809
- Battle of Molins de Rei December 21, 1808 · French-allied victory
- Battle of Sahagún December 21, 1808 · British victory
- Battle of Castellón December 25, 1808 – January 2, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Benavente December 29, 1808 · British victory
- Battle of Mansilla December 30, 1808 · French victory
1809
- Battle of Cacabelos January 3, 1809
- Battle of Uclés (1809) January 13, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Corunna January 16, 1809
- Battle of Valls February 25, 1809 · French-allied victory
- Battle of the Monterrey Valley March 6–7, 1809 · French victory
- Siege of Chaves March 10–12, 1809 · French victory (1st)
- Battle of Villafranca (1809) March 17, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Braga (1809) March 20, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Miajadas March 21, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Los Yébenes March 24, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Ciudad Real March 27, 1809 · Franco-Polish victory
- Battle of Medellín March 28, 1809 · French victory
- First Battle of Porto March 28, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of the Bridge of Amarante April 18 – May 2, 1809 · French victory
- Third siege of Girona (Peninsular War) May 6 – December 11, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Grijó May 10–11, 1809 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Second Battle of Porto May 12, 1809 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Battle of Alcántara (1809) May 14, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Alcañiz May 23, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Puente Sanpayo June 7–9, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Talavera July 27–28, 1809
- Battle of Arzobispo August 8, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Almonacid August 11, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Puerto de Baños August 12, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Tamames October 18, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Ocaña November 19, 1809 · French victory
- Battle of Carpio November 23, 1809 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Alba de Tormes November 28, 1809 · French victory
1810
- Battle of Mollet January 21, 1810 · Spanish victory
- Siege of Cádiz February 5, 1810 – August 24, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Vic February 20, 1810 · French victory
- Siege of Astorga March 21 – April 22, 1810 · French victory
- Siege of Lérida April 23 – May 14, 1810 · French victory
- Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) April 26 – July 10, 1810 · French victory
- Siege of Mequinenza May 15 – June 8, 1810 · French victory
- Combat of the Côa July 24, 1810 · French victory
- Siege of Almeida (1810) July 25 – August 27, 1810 · French victory
- Battle of La Bisbal September 14, 1810 · Anglo-Spanish victory
- Battle of Bussaco September 27, 1810 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Battle of Fuengirola October 15, 1810 · Franco-Polish victory
- Siege of Tortosa (1810–1811) December 16, 1810 – January 2, 1811 · French victory
1811
- Battle of El Pla January 15, 1811 · Spanish victory
- Battle of the Gebora February 19, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of Barrosa March 5, 1811 · Allied victory
- Battle of Pombal March 11, 1811 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Redinha March 12, 1811 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Casal Novo March 14, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of Foz de Arouce March 15, 1811 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Battle of Campo Maior March 25, 1811 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Sabugal April 3, 1811 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Blockade of Almeida April 7 – May 10, 1811 · Inconclusive
- Siege of Figueras (1811) April 10 – August 19, 1811 · French victory
- Second siege of Badajoz (1811) April 22 – June 10, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro May 3–5, 1811 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Siege of Tarragona (1811) May 5 – June 29, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of Albuera May 16, 1811 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Usagre May 25, 1811 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Arlabán (1811) May 25, 1811 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Cogorderos June 23, 1811 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Montserrat July 25, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of El Bodón September 25, 1811 · French victory
- Battle of Cervera (1811) October 4–14, 1811 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Saguntum October 25, 1811 · French-allied victory
- Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos October 28, 1811 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Bornos (1811) November 5, 1811 · Spanish victory
- Siege of Valencia (1812) December 26, 1811 – January 9, 1812 · French victory
1812
- Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) January 7–20, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Altafulla January 24, 1812 · French victory
- Siege of Badajoz (1812) March 16 – April 6, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Arlabán (1812) April 9, 1812 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Almaraz May 18–19, 1812 · Anglo-Portuguese victory
- Battle of Bornos (1812) May 31, 1812 · French victory
- Siege of Astorga (1812) June 29 – August 19, 1812 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Castalla (1812) July 21, 1812 · French victory
- Battle of Salamanca July 22, 1812 · Coalition victory
- Battle of García Hernández July 23, 1812
- Battle of Majadahonda August 11, 1812 · Inconclusive
- Siege of Burgos September 19 – October 21, 1812 · French victory
- Battle of Venta del Pozo October 23, 1812 · French victory
- Battle of Tordesillas (1812) October 25–29, 1812 · French victory
1813
- Battle of Castalla April 13, 1813 · Anglo-Spanish victory
- Siege of Tarragona (1813) June 3–11, 1813 · Franco-Italian victory
- Battle of Vitoria June 21, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Siege of Pamplona (1813) June 26 – October 31, 1813 · Anglo-Spanish victory
- Battle of Tolosa (1813) June 26, 1813 · Allied victory
- Siege of San Sebastián July 7 – September 8, 1813 · French victory (1st siege)
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Battle of the Pyrenees July 25 – August 2, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Roncesvalles (1813) July 25, 1813 · French victory
- Battle of Maya July 25, 1813 · French victory
- Battle of Sorauren July 28 – August 1, 1813 · Allied victory
- Battle of San Marcial August 31, 1813 · Spanish victory
- Battle of Ordal September 12–13, 1813 · French victory
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Campaign in south-west France (1814) October 7, 1813 – April 18, 1814 · Coalition victory
- Battle of the Bidassoa October 7, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Battle of the Nive December 9–13, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Garris February 15, 1814 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Bayonne February 27 – June 5, 1814 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Nivelle November 10, 1813 · Coalition victory
- Treaty of Valençay December 11, 1813
1814
- Battle of Orthez February 27, 1814 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Toulouse (1814) April 10, 1814
Before and after
- Followed from
- Invasion of Portugal (1807) November 19–30, 1807
Tumult of Aranjuez March 18–19, 1808 - Ended by
- Treaty of Paris (1814) May 30, 1814
Related events
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
Peninsular War
Also involved 39
- John Keane, 1st Baron Keane
- Francisco Javier Venegas
- Jean-de-Dieu Soult
- John Moore
- Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
- Armand Philippon
- Jean Reynier
- José de la Riva Agüero
- Pablo Morillo
- Francisco Gil de Taboada
- José de la Serna, 1st Count of the Andes
- Francisco Dionisio Vives
- Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
- Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile
- Pedro de Alcántara Téllez Girón
- Jerónimo Valdés
- Henry Godwin
- Charles Napier (British Army officer, born 1782)
- Francisco de Longa
- Gaspar de Vigodet
- Robert Ross
- Theodor von Reding
- Joseph Souham
- José Pascual de Zayas y Chacón
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- Jan Kozietulski
- Joseph Chabran
- Juan Carlos de Aréizaga
- Felipe Augusto de Saint-Marcq
- Mariano Álvarez de Castro
- Vicente Emparán
- Home Riggs Popham
- Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
- Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta
- Carlos Frederico Lecor, Viscount of Laguna
- José María de la Cueva, 14th Duke of Albuquerque
- Juan O'Neylle
- Ignacio María de Álava
- Galbraith Lowry Cole
- George Thomas Napier