PENINSULAR WAR
1808 - 1814

The Peninsular War, also called the War of Independence, was part of the Napoleonic Wars.

WHERE WAS THE PENINSULAR WAR FOUGHT?
In the Iberian Peninsula. Here is the map

Peninsular War
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WHO FOUGHT THE PENINSULAR WAR?
The French vs. the British, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The French lost.

BATTLES OF THE PENINSULAR WAR?
1809, January 16 - Battle of La Corunna

1809, July 27 - 28 - Battle of Talavera

1810, September 27 - Battle of Bucaco

1811, May 5 - Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

PENINSULAR WAR TRIVIA
The term guerrilla was invented during the Peninsular War.