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Peninsular War — noun The war in Spain and Portugal carried on by Great Britain against Napoleon s marshals (1808–14) • • • Main Entry: ↑peninsula … Useful english dictionary
Peninsular War — For the 1862 American Civil War campaign, see Peninsula Campaign. Peninsular War Part of the Napoleonic Wars … Wikipedia
Peninsular War — (1808–1814) Known in Spain as the War of Independence, a Napoleonic War fought on the Iberian Peninsula and in southern France between British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces on the one hand and those of France on the other. Napoleon Bonaparte … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Peninsular War — Die Napoleonischen Kriege auf der Iberischen Halbinsel 1808–1813 Bailén – Belagerung von Saragossa (1808) Belagerung von Saragossa (1809) – La Coruña – Torres Vedras Valls – Talavera – Ocaña – … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peninsular War — a war (1808–14) fought in Spain and Portugal, in which British, Spanish and Portuguese soldiers defeated the armies of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The Peninsular War was one of the Napoleonic Wars. * * * (1808–14) Part of the… … Universalium
PENINSULAR WAR — a war carried on in Spain and Portugal during the years 1808 and 1814, between the French on the one hand and the Spanish, Portuguese, and British, chiefly under Wellington, on the other, and which was ended by the victory of the latter over… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Peninsular War — /pəˌnɪnʃələ ˈwɔ/ (say puh.ninshuhluh waw) noun a war, 1808–14, in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops ranged against the French …
(the) Peninsular War — the Peninsular War [the Peninsular War] a war (1808–14) fought in Spain and Portugal, in which British, Spanish and Portuguese soldiers defeated the armies of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The Peninsular War was one of the ↑Napoleonic… … Useful english dictionary
Junta (Peninsular War) — In the Napoleonic Era, junta was the name chosen by several local administrations forming in Spain during the Peninsular War as a patriotic alternative to the official administration toppled by the French invaders. Junta Suprema Central, 1808… … Wikipedia
Peninsular — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se denomina peninsular a lo relativo a una península, y particularmente al habitante de una zona o poblado ubicado en ella, especialmente si esta es particularmente notable. Aunque puede aplicarse a cualquier… … Wikipedia Español
