Frustrated by Portugal's defiance of his Continental Blockade against trade with Great Britan, Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops over the Pyrenees. On November 30, French ...
Inspired by the rebellious Spaniards' success against Napoleon, Austria launched a campaign to liberate neighboring ... proclaiming a War of German Liberation. But the people of Bavaria, who ...
Epic History Napoleonic Wars The Peninsular War 1809 - 11 Posted: February 7, 2025 | Last updated: February 7, 2025 Napoleon dominated Europe, but Spain and Portugal became his greatest military ...
Napoleon’s mighty empire was drained by a war he couldn’t win. Discover how the Peninsular War became his ultimate ‘bleeding ulcer’ and cost him 250,000 troops. Elon Musk Touts No Tax For ...