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The Third of May 1808, oil on canvas by Francisco Goya, 1814, part of a series of works depicting the horrors of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). This depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by a French firing squad in the aftermath of the Dos de Mayo Uprising. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807-1814), also known as the War of Spanish Independence, was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) that was waged in the Iberian Peninsula by Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom against the invading First French Empire of Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815). It remains the bloodiest episode in the modern history of Spain.

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by Lynn Bryant (Peninsular War #1) In 1802 Europe was going back to war, Sir Arthur Wellesley was commanding troops in India and the officers and men of the 110th infantry were about to get the sho…

Soldiers, fighting, women, and romance at set during the Peninsular Wat and Regency period.

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Authors Tim Saunders and Rob Yuill with their copies of their brand new volume: The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1811–1814. 📚 It’s a bestseller, it’s in hardback and it’s available to order now! • #MeetTheAuthor #AuthorsOfInstagram #History #Bookstagram #PeninsularWar #MilitaryHistory #1800s #BooksOfInstagram #19thCentury #Napoleonic #LightDivision #Wellington #Hardback #NonFiction #HistoryBooks #Napoleon #PenAndSword #Bestseller #PenAndSwordBooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIU_o5ASjJ/?igshid=1qho37csqaxah

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2006, #historicalreenactment #peninsularwar #napoleonicwars #cariñena #aragon #spain #travelphotography #travel #europe 📷 #canoneosd60 #canon #eosd60 (en Cariñena, Aragon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AiV8BIBjk/?igshid=17m12h1y95677

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2006, #historicalreenactment #peninsularwar #napoleonicwars #cariñena #aragon #spain #travelphotography #travel #europe 📷 #canoneosd60 #canon #eosd60 (en Cariñena, Aragon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AiSZto05J/?igshid=gp47pa9943kq

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2006, #historicalreenactment #peninsularwar #napoleonicwars #cariñena #aragon #spain #travelphotography #travel #europe 📷 #canoneosd60 #canon #eosd60 (en Cariñena, Aragon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AiPGsozjw/?igshid=v6gjcfrsghxn

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Tumba de Alvarez de Castro #napoleonic #peninsularwar #history (en University of Girona)