In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had inflicted several heavy defeats on Spanish field armies, but now they faced a popular insurgency as well as a well-trained Anglo-Portuguese army led by British general Lord Wellington. The Peninsular War, as it became known, became Napoleon's 'bleeding ulcer', or his Vietnam, costing his empire nearly quarter of a million soldiers, in a war that looked increasingly unwinnable. 👕 Buy EHTV t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers here! Get early access & vote for future topics at Patreon / epichistorytv Ver Epic History TV en español: / @epichistorytvespanol Some great books about the Peninsular War from our partner Osprey Publishing: 📖 The Peninsular War Atlas: 📖 Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 📖 Talavera 1809: Wellington's Lightning Strike into Spain 📖 The Lines of Torres Vedras 📖 Bussaco 1810: Wellington Defeats Napoleon's Marshals 📖 Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal Visit our online bookshop to find great books on this and other topics: UK site - US site - As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! 🎶 All music from Filmstro: Get 20% off an annual license with this code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN #EpicHistoryTV #NapoleonicWars #Napoleon
