War · May 2, 1808

Peninsular War

Name: Peninsular War
Start: 1808-05-02
Location: Iberian Peninsula, Kingdom of Spain

218 years ago · Iberian Peninsula, Kingdom of Spain

218th anniversary

The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.

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1668

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1941

Anglo-Iraqi War

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1968

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2011

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