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Peninsular War

1807 CE – 1814 CE

Napoleon's invasion of Iberia sparked a brutal guerrilla war — the conflict that gave the word 'guerrilla' to the world.

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1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia

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Conflict · Europe

Peninsular War

1807 CE – 1814 CE

Napoleon's invasion of Iberia sparked a brutal guerrilla war — the conflict that gave the word 'guerrilla' to the world. Wellington's campaigns and Spanish irregular fighters tied down 300,000 French troops, creating what Napoleon called his 'Spanish Ulcer' that bled France's military strength.

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