Peninsula War
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a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
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Col Francis Brooke of the 4th Regiment fought in most of the Peninsula War, and was awarded the silver Waterloo medal as well as the Waterloo gold cross and Peninsula gold medal.
From BBC • May 30, 2015
Napier's History of the Peninsula War is masterly.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
If one desires a parallel for the Italian operations it is to be found in the later phases of the Peninsula War against Napoleon.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
Sturt was rivalled by no less celebrated an individual than Major, afterwards Sir Thomas, Mitchell, a soldier of the Peninsula War, and some professional jealousy appears to have existed between them.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest
He was son of the second Earl of Orford, served with the Guards in the Peninsula War, and was severely wounded at the siege of Burgos.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
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