This week we add a biography of General Westmoreland, and more
articles on the Peninsular War
General Westmoreland is without doubt the most famous US General who
served during the Vietnam War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_westmoreland.html
The combat of Mora of 18 February 1809 was an inconclusive clash
between a Spanish raiding party under the Duke of Albuquerque and a
brigade of French dragoons under the command of General Digeon.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_mora.html
The battle of Ciudad Real of 26-27 March 1809 was an almost bloodless
French victory over a Spanish army that had attempted to force the
French out of La Mancha.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_ciudad_real.html
The combat of Igualada (17-18 February 1809) saw the French defeat the
left wing of an ambitious Spanish offensive aimed at recapturing
Barcelona.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_igualada.html
The battle of Valls (25 February 1809) saw the French defeat the right
wing of an ambitious Spanish offensive aimed at recapturing
Barcelona.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_valls.html
The combat of Alcaņiz (26 January 1809) was a minor French victory
over a Spanish force outside Saragossa during the second siege of
Saragossa
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_alcaniz.html
The second siege of Saragossa (20 December 1808-20 February 1809), was
an epic struggle that encouraged Spanish resistance to the French
throughout the Peninsular War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_saragossa_second.html
Teodoro Reding was a Swiss general who entered Spanish service before
the French invasion of 1808. He was largely responsible for the first
Spanish victory during the uprising, at Baylen on 19 July 1808, a
victory that encouraged resistance to Napoleon in Spain and across
Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_reding_teodoro.html
The battle of Ucles (13 January 1809) was a major French victory close
to Madrid early in 1809. It saw a French army under Marshal Victor
destroy the vanguard of the Spanish Army of the Centre, under General
Venegas, and ended any chance of a quick Spanish return to Madrid.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_ucles.html
The siege of Barcelona of August-17 December 1808 was one of the great
missed opportunities of the Peninsular War - for over four months
large Spanish armies sat inactive around the city, until driven away
by a French relief force under St. Cyr
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_barcelona_1808.html
The siege of Rosas was the first engagement during General Gouvion St.
Cyr's campaign in Catalonia in the winter of 1808.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_rosas_1808.html
The battle of Cardadeu of 16 December 1808 was a French victory that
ended the Spanish siege of Barcelona.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_cardadeu.html
The battle of Molins del Ray (21 December 1808) was the final battle
during General St. Cyr's campaign to raise the siege of Barcelona.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_molins_del_rey_1808.html
General Francisco Xavier Castaņas was the Spanish general who won the
first victory of the Spanish uprising against French rule, at Baylen
on 19 July 1808.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_castanos.html
Don Gregorio de la Cuesta was one of the least successful Spanish
generals of the Peninsular War responsible for heavy defeats at
Cabezon, Medina de Rio Seco and Medellin
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_cuesta_gregorio.html
General Joachim Blake was a senior Spanish general of Irish extraction
during the Peninsular War. He is widely considered to have been brave
but careful, energetic, organised but unlucky
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_blake_joachim.html
General Carlos Areizaga was an unsuccessful Spanish general during the
Peninsular War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_areizaga_carlos.html
General Francisco Ballesteros was a Spanish general during the
Peninsular War, whose career began inauspiciously in northern Spain,
but who became a very successful commander of small forces in the
south of Spain in 1811-1812.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_ballesteros_francisco.html