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Battles of the Peninsular War
Although the Peninsular War was fought from 1808 to 1814 I have included Waterloo in this section as the final decisive battle. I haven't put fancy little symbols or signs up all over the place, but this site is under (slow) construction I hope to add to it, and the Voices section which has extracts from letters and diaries written by the soldiers about the battles they had been in. There are marvellous sources for this not only in the accounts that were published after the battle, but also in collections of letters such as though from Frederick Ponsonby to his mother, Lady Bessborough which were only published at the end of the nineteenth century.
If you are just looking for a quick description of the campaigns then try the Beginners Guide to Waterloo or the Quick Primer on the Peninsular War.
Background to events of 1808
Rolica, 17 August, 1808
Vimiero 21 August, 1808
Sahagan, 21 December, 1808
Benevente 29 December, 1808
The Retreat to Corunna 25 December, 1808 - 16 January 1809
The Summary of 1809 Campaign
Corunna 16 January 1809
Oporto 12 May 1809
Talavera 28 July, 1809
Summary of 1810 Campaign
Busaco 27 September, 1810
Fuengirola 15 October, 1810
Summary of 1811 Campaign
Barossa 4 March 1811
Sabugal 3 April 1811
Fuentes d'Onoro 5 May, 1811
Albuera 16 May 1811
Usagre 25 May 1811
El Bodon 25 September 1811
Arroyo del Molinos 28 October 1811
Summary of 1812 Campaign
Cuidad Rodrigo 19 January 1812
Badajoz 6 April 1812
Salamanca 22 July 1812
Bussaco October 1812
Summary of 1813 Campaign
Vittoria 21 June 1813
Roncesvalles 25 July 1813
Maya 25 July 1813
Sorauren 28-30 July 1813
San Sebastian 31 August 1813
San Marcial 31 August 1813
Vera 7 October 1813
St Jean de Luz 9 November 1813
Nivelle 10 November 1813
Nive 10-12 December 1813
St Pierre 13 December 1813
Background to 1814 Campaign
Orthez 27 February 1814
Toulouse 10 April 1814
Bayonne 14 April 1814
Napoleon's Hundred Days
Background to events in Brussels 1815
Quatre Bras and Ligny 16 June 1815
Waterloo 18 June 1815
Glossary of Terms | The Lilywhite Seventh | The Autobiography of Harry Smith
A Brief Background on War | Sieges | Muskets and Rifles | Profiles of Personalites | The Rifle Brigade
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Opinion of the French | Food and Foraging | Rough Living
Belem Rangers
Siege of Cuidad Rodrigo
Siege of Badajoz | Vittoria | Salamanca | Waterloo
The Portuguese | The Rifle Brigade
To see some typical letters of this period, you might also want to check out the Shanahan's Postal
site - here are two;
To Mrs Bowes from her brother, J.S. Johnson, who was killed at Badajoz
and the second one also to Mrs Bowes is from her
husband General Foord Bowes.
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