War of independence

Peninsular War

2 May 1808 – 17 Apr 1814 · 40.24° N, 4.24° W

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When
2 May 1808 – 17 Apr 1814
Kind
War of independence
Coordinates
40.24° N, 4.24° W
Description
1807–1814 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars

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Peninsular War

1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia

The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. It overlapped with the War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) and the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814).

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