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  1. The Battle of Sabugal was an engagement of the Peninsular War which took place on 3 April 1811 between Anglo-Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and French troops under the command of Marshal André Masséna. It was the last of many skirmishes between Masséna's retreating French forces and those of the Anglo ...

  2. Peninsular War, (1808–14)Part of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on the Iberian Peninsula. After French forces occupied Portugal (1807) and Napoleon installed his brother Joseph Bonaparte as king of Spain (1808), a rebellion in Madrid began what was called in Spain “the War of Independence,” and insurrections soon erupted in other cities.

  3. Wellington not in command. The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War. At Talavera, a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley combined with a Spanish army under General Cuesta fought in operations against ...

  4. The Peninsular War 1807–1814. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-139041-7. Oman, Charles (1992). A History of the Peninsular War. Vol. 1. Clarendon Press; See also. Timeline of the Peninsular War; Further reading. Gates, David (2001). The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306810832.

  5. A. El abanderado. Adventures of Juan Lucas. Agustina of Aragon (1929 film) Agustina of Aragon (1950 film)

  6. Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia (additional map) The Peninsula campaign (also known as the Peninsular campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Major General George ...

  7. The Dutch Brigade ( Dutch: Hollandse Brigade) was a unit of the Royal Army of the Kingdom of Holland. King Louis Bonaparte sent the brigade in September 1808, to take part in the Peninsular War on the French side at the request of his brother Emperor Napoleon of France. The brigade was under the command of Major-General David Hendrik Chassé ...