The Napoleonic Wars (3): The Peninsular War 1807–1814
- ISBN-10
- 1472809750
- ISBN-13
- 9781472809759
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-06
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Author
- Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Description
Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington. Yet it also introduced a new dimension to warfare, for Napoleon's 'Spanish ulcer' became a bitter seven-year struggle against peoples inflamed by nationalism. Thus, while Wellington achieved successive victories in open battle, a parallel guerrilla war exacted a heavy toll of its own on the invaders. No mere sideshow to the other campaigns of the period, the Peninsular War made a significant contribution to Napoleon's eventual downfall.
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