SECOND BRITISH SIEGE OF BADAJOZ
The second British siege of Badajoz of 19 May-17 June 1811 was little
more successful than the first siege, which had only lasted for one
week before Marshal Beresford had been forced to lift the siege
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_badajoz_2nd.html
CAMPAIGN OF FUENTOS DE ONORO
The campaign that ended in the battle of Fuentos de Onoro was the
aftermath of Marshal Masséna’s retreat from Portugal early in 1811.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_fuentos_de_onoro.html
The siege of Almeida of April-10 May 1811 saw Wellington’s army
capture the last French stronghold left in Portugal after Marshal
Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_almeida_1811.html
BERESFORD IN ESTREMADURA, SPRING 1811
Marshal William Beresford was one of the most important British
commanders of the Peninsular War, but he only held one important
independent command, in Estremadura in the spring of 1811.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_beresford_estremadura.html
The siege of Campo Mayor (14-21 March 1811) was a time-consuming
French victory that came between the departure of Marshal Soult from
Estremadura and the arrival of an Anglo-Portuguese force under General
Beresford.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_campo_mayor.html
The combat of Campo Mayor of 25 March 1811 was the first Allied
victory during Beresford’s campaign in Estremadura in the spring of
1811.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_campo_mayor.html
The siege of Olivenza of 9-15 April 1811 saw the town liberated by an
Anglo-Portuguese force only three months after it had been captured by
the French.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_olivenza_1811_2nd.html
The recapture of the Spanish border fortress of Badajoz was the main
purpose of Marshal Beresford’s campaign in Estremadura in the spring
of 1811, but would prove to be beyond his powers (first siege of
Badajoz, 6-12 May 1811).
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_badajoz_1st.html
The battle of Abluera of 16 May 1811 was one of the bloodiest battles
of the Peninsular War, fought to prevent Marshal Soult from coming to
the aid of the garrison of Badajoz.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_albuera.html
Army lists for the battle of Albuera of 16 May 1811
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/armies_albuera.html
The combat of Usagre (25 May 1811) was a minor cavalry battle during
Marshal Soult’s retreat after the battle of Albuera.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_usagre.html
SOULT’S INVASION OF ESTREMADURA, JANUARY-MARCH 1811
Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura in January-March 1811 was a
delayed response to the failure of Masséna’s invasion of Portugal in
1810.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_soult_estremadura.html
The combat of Castillejos of 25 January 1809 was a minor engagement in
the far south west of Spain that badly disrupted Marshal Soult’s
invasion of Estremadura.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_castillejos.html
The siege of Olivenza of 11-22 January 1811 was an early success for
the French during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_olivenza_1811_1st.html
The French siege and capture of Badajoz of 27 January-10 March 1811
was the main achievement of Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura of
1811.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_badajoz_french.html
The battle of the Gebora of 19 February 1811 was a disastrous Spanish
defeat that ended an attempt to break the French siege of Badajoz of
27 January-10 March 1811.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_gebora.html
CAMPAIGNS
The Peninsular War was one of Napoleon’s greatest blunders, leading to
seven years of warfare and ending with an invasion of France, but it
began with a an almost effortless invasion of Spain, which saw the
occupation of Madrid, Old Castile and the fortresses on the Pyrenees,
and was followed by a cynical but well managed abduction of the
Spanish royal family.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_french_invasion_spain_1...
The French invasion of Portugal of November 1807 was the first
campaign of what would become the Peninsular War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_junot_portugal.html
BIOGRAPHIES
Eugéne de Beauharnais (1781-1824) was Napoleon’s step-son and an able
soldier who spent much of his career as Viceroy of Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_beauharnais_eugene.html
Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) was the most successful British
general of the French Revolutionary Wars, admittedly not a period that
saw the British army at its best.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_abercromby_ralph.html
We look at the structure of the French army in Spain and Portugal
during the spring and summer of 1808
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/armies_peninsular_french_1st.html
TALAVERA CAMPAIGN, JUNE-AUGUST 1809
The Talavera Campaign of June-August 1809 marked a number of important
'firsts' in the Peninsular War. It was the first time that Sir Arthur
Wellesley campaigned in Spain; it saw the first great Anglo-Spain
victory of the war and the first really large French defeat in Spain
since Baylen, and ended with the first of Wellesley’s retreats back
towards Portugal.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_talavera.html
The battle of Talavera of 27-28 July 1809 was the first of Sir Arthur
Wellesley’s great victories in Spain during the Peninsular War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_talavera.html
We also provide an article that outlines the structure of the British,
French and Spanish armies that fought at Talavera, 27-28 July 1809
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/armies_talavera.html
The combat of Alcantara of 14 May 1809 was a minor clash between part
of Marshal Victor’s corps and a small Portuguese force that had been
stationed just across the Spanish frontier to watch the French army in
Estremadura.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_alcantara.html
The combat of Torrijos of 26 July 1809 was a clash between the Spanish
rearguard and advancing French cavalry, fought two days before the
battle of Talavera.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_torrijos.html
The combat of Cassa de Salinas of 27 July 1809 was a preliminary
action fought on the day before the main fighting at the battle of
Talavera.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_casa_de_salinas.html
WELLESLEY’S CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL, APRIL-MAY 1809
Sir Arthur Wellesley’s campaign in northern Portugal in April-May 1809
was the first success during Britain’s second intervention in
Portugal, and saw the invading army of Marshal Soult expelled from the
country.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_wellesley_portugal.html
The combat of Albergaria Nova of 10 May 1809 was the result of an
unsuccessful British attempt to trap the advance guard of Marshal
Soult’s army at Oporto at the start of Sir Arthur Wellesley’s campaign
in Northern Portugal of 1809.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_albergaria_nova.html
The combat of Grijon of 11 May 1809 was the second action during Sir
Arthur Wellesley’s campaign in northern Portugal of 1809 and saw the
French advance guard south of Oporto fight a short rearguard action
before retreating into the city.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_grijon.html
The combat of Peso de Regoa of 10 May 1809 was a relatively minor
Portuguese victory over a French column under General Loison that very
nearly resulted in the capture of Marshal Soult’s entire army.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_peso_de_regoa.html
The passage of the Ponte Nova of 15/16 May 1809 was one of the most
daring exploits during Marshal Soult’s retreat from Oporto of May
1809.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/passage_of_ponte_nova.html
The combat of Salamonde of 17 May 1809 was the only serious fighting
during Marshal Soult’s retreat after his defeat at Oporto on 12 May.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_salamonde.html
The passage of the Misarella River of 17 May 1809 saw Marshal Soult’s
army get past the last major barrier between them and relative safety
during their retreat from Oporto in May 1809.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/passage_of_misarella.html
SOULT’S INVASION OF PORTUGAL, SPRING 1809
Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal in the spring of 1809 was to have
been the first step in Napoleon’s ambitious plan to end the Peninsular
War after his departure from Spain in January 1809.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_soult_portugal.html
The combat of Chaves (10-11 March 1809) was an early French victory
during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal of March 1809.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_chaves.html
The battle of Braga (or of Lanhozo) of 20 March 1809 was a French
victory during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal, won against a
large force of Portuguese Ordenanza
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_braga.html
Soult's Passage of the Ave of 25-26 March 1809 saw him pass the last
barrier between his army and Oporto, the first target on his invasion
of Portugal.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/passage_of_ave.html
The battle of Oporto of 29 March 1809 was the final significant
success during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_oporto_1809_1.html
The siege of Chaves of 20-25 March 1809 saw the Portuguese recapture
this border town only two weeks after it had fallen to the French.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_chaves_1809.html
The long defence of the bridge at Amarante was the first significant
Portuguese success during Marshal Soult’s 1809 invasion of the
country.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/defence_of_amarante.html
MARSHAL VICTOR'S INVASION OF ESTREMADURA
Marshal Victor's invasion of Estremadura (or the Medellin Campaign) of
March 1809 was part of Napoleon's plan to complete the conquest of
Spain in 1809
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_medellin.html
The combat of Meza de Ibor of 17 March 1809 was a French victory early
in the Medellin campaign that forced the Spanish to abandon their
positions on the River Tagus and retreat south towards the Guadiana.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_meza_de_ibor.html
The combat of Berrocal of 20 March 1809 was a minor Spanish victory
during the Medellin Campaign.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_berrocal.html
The combat of Miajadas of 21 March 1809 was the second of two minor
Spanish victories during their retreat from the Tagus during the
Medellin campaign.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/combat_miajadas.html
The battle of Medellin of 28 March 1809 was the final battle during
Marshal Victor’s invasion of Estremadura of March 1809 and was one of
the most costly Spanish defeats of the Peninsular War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_medellin.html
