Timeline of the Peninsular War

The timeline of the Peninsular War. It is a pretty rough lists of actions at the moment.

20 Aug 1808: Battle of Vimeiro

2 May 1808: Dos de Mayo Uprising

10 May 1808: King Ferdinand Abdicates

Napoleon forces King Ferdinand of Spain to abdicate (Gate, 1986).

4 Jun 1808: Battle of El Bruc

12 Jun 1808: Battle of Cabezón

15 Jun – 13 Aug 1808: Siege of Saragossa

14 Jul 1808: Battle of Medina del Rio Seco

18-22 Jul 1808: Battle of Bailén

17 Aug 1808: Battle of Roliça

10 Oct 1808

Those of La Romana’s Division that escaped Denmark arrived in Spain.

18 Oct 1809: Battle of Tamamés

31 Oct 1808: Battle of Pancorbo

5 Nov 1808: Battle of Valmaseda

7 Nov 1808: Battle of Burgos

10-11 Nov 1808: Battle of Espinosa

23 Nov 1808: Battle of Tudela

30 Nov 1808: Battle of Somosierra

20 Dec 1808 – 20 Feb 1809: Siege of Saragossa 1809)

21 Dec 1808: Battle of Sahagún

16 Jan 1809: Battle of Corunna

25 Feb 1809: Battle of Valls

17 Mar 1809: Battle of Villafranca

28 Mar 1809: First Battle of Porto

28 Mar 1809: Battle of Medellín

6 May 1809: Siege of Gerona

10-11 May 1809: Battle of Grijó

12 May 1809: Second Battle of Porto

23 May 1809: Battle of Alcañiz

15 Jun 1809: Battle of María (Belchite)

27-28 Jul 1809: Battle of Talavera

11 Aug 1809: Battle of Almonacid

19 Nov 1809: Battle of Ocana

5 Feb 1810 to 24 Aug 1812: Siege of Cádiz

24 Jul 1810: Côa Battle

27 Sep 1810: Battle of Bussaco

15 Oct 1810: Battle of Fuengirola

5 Mar 1811: Battle of Barrosa

3-5 May 1811: Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

16 May 1811: Battle of Albuera

16 Mar – 6 Apr 1812: Battle of Badajoz

22 Jul 1812: Battle of Salamanca

21 Jun 1813: Battle of Vittoria

25 Jul – 2 Aug 1813: Battle of the Pyrenees

28 Jul – 1 Aug 1813: Battle of Sorauren

31 Aug 1813: Battle of San Marcial

7 Oct 1813 (?): Second Battle of Vera

10 Nov 1813: Battle of Nivelle

9-12 Dec 1813: Battle of the Nive

27 Feb 1814: Battle of Orthez

10 Apr 1814: Battle of Toulouse

References

Gates, D. (1986). The Spanish Ulcer: A history of the Peninsular War. London: Guild Publishing.

Glover, M. (1963). Wellington’s Peninsular Victories: Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, Nivelle. London: B. T. Batsford.

Patridge, R., and Oliver, M. (1998). Battle Studies in the Peninsular, May 1808 – January 1809. London: Constable.

Wikipedia: Battles of the Peninsular War

Wise, T. (1974). Battles for Wargamers: The Peninsular War 1813. Hemel Hempstead, UK: Bellona.

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