The Peninsular Campaign
Campaign Name : The Peninsular Campaign
Date(s) : 1807 - 1814
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars ,
Summary
Britain's refusal to make peace with Napoleon caused him to embark on a trade war to close Europe to British trade. Portugal would not agree to join the pact and Napoleon proposed and pushed through a joint Spanish French invasion of Portugal. [The Spanish played very little part in this.] After some political wrangling Napoleon's next decision was to add Spain and Portugal to the French Empire. He occupied Spain and attempted to occupy Portugal. There then followed a joint British, Portuguese and Spanish campaign to push the French out of the Iberian Peninsular.
Also includes the following
- Alcolea 07 June 1808
- Zaragoza 15 June 1808
- Saragossa 1st siege 15 June 1808 - 17 August 1808
- Girona [1] 20 June 1808
- Valencia 28 June 1808
- Rosas 11 July 1808
- Valladolid 12 July 1808
- Medina del Rioseco 14 July 1808
- Medina de Rio Seco 14 July 1808
- Saragosa First Siege 15 July 1808 - 14 August 1808
- Bailén 21 July 1808 - 22 July 1808
- Girona 2 24 July 1808 - 16 August 1808
- Evora 29 July 1808
- Roliça 17 August 1808
- Vimeiro 21 August 1808
- Zornoza 30 October 1808
- Valmaseda 05 November 1808
- Rosas 07 November 1808 - 05 December 1808
- Espinosa de los Monteros 10 November 1808 - 11 November 1808
- Gamonal 10 November 1808
- Tudela 23 November 1808
- Somosierra 29 November 1808 - 30 November 1808
- Rueda 12 December 1808
- Cardedeu 16 December 1808
- Sahagun 20 December 1808
- Saragossa, the 2nd seige 20 December 1808 - 20 February 1809
- Molins del Rey 21 December 1808
- Benavente 29 December 1808
- Mansilla de las Mulas 30 December 1808
- Cacabellos [Prieros] 03 January 1809
- Lugo 07 January 1809
- Uclés 13 January 1809
- Coruña [La] 16 January 1809
- Valls 25 February 1809
- La Trepa 06 March 1809
- Mesa de Ibor 17 March 1809
- Villafranca 17 March 1809
- Povoa de Lanhoso 20 March 1809
- Miajadas 21 March 1809
- Vigo 27 March 1809
- Ciudad Real 27 March 1809
- Medellin 29 March 1809
- Oporto 29 March 1809
- Amarante 18 April 1809 - 03 May 1809
- Grijon 11 May 1809
- Oporto 12 May 1809
- Monzon 16 May 1809 - 19 May 1809
- Santiago de Compostela 22 May 1809
- Alcañiz 23 May 1809
- Gerona, the seige of 04 June 1809 - 12 December 1809
- Girona 06 June 1809 - 10 December 1809
- Santander 10 June 1809 - 12 June 1809
- Maria de Huerve 15 June 1809
- Belchite 18 June 1809
- Talavera 27 July 1809 - 29 July 1809
- Arzobispo [El Puente] 08 August 1809
- Almonacid de Toledo 11 August 1809
- Puerto de Baños 12 August 1809
- Tamames 18 October 1809
- Ocaña 18 November 1809
- Alba des Tormes 28 November 1809
- Hostalrich 16 January 1810 - 12 May 1810
- Granollers 21 January 1810
- Siege of Cadiz 05 February 1810 - 24 August 1812
- Vic 20 February 1810
- Astorga 21 March 1810 - 22 April 1810
- Manresa 21 March 1810 - 05 April 1810
- Margalef 23 April 1810
- Lleida 29 April 1810 - 13 May 1810
- Mequinenza 15 May 1810 - 05 June 1810
- Ciudad Rodrigo, French siege of 25 June 1810 - 09 July 1810
- Coa River 24 July 1810
- Almeida [French siege] 25 July 1810 - 27 August 1810
- Villagarcia 11 August 1810
- Palamos, St Feliu, La Bisbal 14 September 1810
- Busaco 27 September 1810
- Pombal [1] 05 October 1810
- Coimbra 06 October 1810
- Torres Vedras 11 October 1810 - 14 November 1810
- Fuengirola 13 October 1810
- Sobral 14 October 1810
- Baza 04 November 1810
- Tortosa 16 December 1810 - 02 January 1811
- Olivenza 11 January 1811 - 23 January 1811
- L'Illa 15 January 1811
- Badajoz, French siege 26 January 1811 - 09 March 1811
- Rio Gebora 19 February 1811
- Barrosa 05 March 1811
- Pombal [2] 11 March 1811
- Redinha 12 March 1811
- Albuquerque 15 March 1811
- Campo Mayor [1] 15 March 1811 - 21 March 1811
- Foz do Arouce 15 March 1811
- Campo Mayor [2] 25 March 1811
- Sabugal 03 April 1811
- Almeida 04 April 1811 - 11 May 1811
- Figueras [1] 10 April 1811
- Figueras [2] 03 May 1811
- Fuentes de Oñoro 03 May 1811 - 04 May 1811
- Figueras [3] 04 May 1811 - 19 August 1811
- Tarragona 05 May 1811 - 29 June 1811
- Badajoz, First British siege 07 May 1811 - 12 May 1811
- Albuera 16 May 1811
- Badajoz, Second British siege 18 May 1811 - 10 June 1811
- Usagre 25 May 1811
- Elvas 22 June 1811
- Cogorderos 23 June 1811
- Zujar 09 August 1811
- El Bodon 25 September 1811
- Carpio 25 September 1811
- Aldea de Ponte 28 September 1811
- Arroyo dos Molinos 28 October 1811
- Valencia 03 November 1811 - 09 January 1812
- Tarifa 19 December 1811 - 05 January 1812
- Fuente del Maestre 03 January 1812
- Ciudad Rodrigo, British seige of 07 January 1812 - 19 January 1812
- Alicante 16 January 1812
- Col de Balaguer 18 January 1812
- Peniscola 20 January 1812 - 02 February 1812
- Altafalla 24 January 1812
- Roda 05 March 1812
- Badajoz, third British siege 16 March 1812 - 07 April 1812
- Puerto de Arlaban 09 April 1812
- Villagarcia 11 April 1812
- Guarda 14 April 1812
- Almáraz 18 May 1812
- Cadiz 01 June 1812
- Maguilla 11 June 1812
- Salamanca [Siege] 17 June 1812 - 27 June 1812
- Castalla 21 July 1812
- Salamanca 22 July 1812
- Garcia Hernandez 23 July 1812
- Las Rozas 11 August 1812
- Retiro 13 August 1812
- Sevilla 28 August 1812
- Burgos [Failed siege] 18 September 1812 - 21 October 1812
- Venta del Pozo 23 October 1812
- Tordesillas 28 October 1812
- Tajuna 30 October 1812
- Alba de Tormes 10 November 1812 - 11 November 1812
- Matilla 16 November 1812
- Tiebas 08 February 1813
- Béjar 20 February 1813
- Lerin 31 March 1813
- Yecla 11 April 1813
- Biar 12 April 1813
- Castalla 13 April 1813
- Castro Urdiales 04 May 1813 - 12 May 1813
- Morales 02 June 1813
- Tarragona 03 June 1813 - 11 June 1813
- Osma 18 June 1813
- San Millan 18 June 1813
- Vitoria 21 June 1813
- Tolosa 25 June 1813
- San Sebastian 28 June 1813 - 08 September 1813
- Pamplona 30 June 1813 - 31 October 1813
- San Sebastián 07 July 1813 - 25 July 1813
- Maya Pass 25 July 1813
- Roncesvalles Pass 25 July 1813
- Roncesvalles 25 July 1813
- Pamplona 26 July 1813 - 31 October 1813
- Sorauren Part 1 28 July 1813
- Sorauren Part 2 30 July 1813
- Yanzi 01 August 1813
- Echlar 02 August 1813
- Vera 31 August 1813 - 01 September 1813
- San Marcial [1813] 31 August 1813
- Villafranca 13 September 1813
- Ordal 13 September 1813
- Bidassoa and Rhune 07 October 1813
- Vera, Second Battle 07 October 1813 - 08 October 1813
- Ste Barbe Redoubt 12 October 1813
- Nivelle 10 November 1813
- Nive 09 December 1813 - 13 December 1813
- St. Pierre 13 December 1813
- Garris 15 February 1814
- Bayonne 26 February 1814 - 26 April 1814
- Orthez 27 February 1814
- Aire-sur-l'Adour 02 March 1814
- Tarbes 20 March 1814
- Etauliers 06 April 1814
- Toulouse 10 April 1814 - 11 April 1814
- Bayonne sortie 14 April 1814