Channel: Epic History TV

Category: Education

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Description: 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! teespring.com/en-GB/stores/epic-history-tv-merch-shop Get early access & vote for future topics at Patreon patreon.com/epichistorytv Ver Epic History TV en español: youtube.com/channel/UCsog79tfkmgCbQQB_n23Xog Some great books about the Peninsular War from our partner Osprey Publishing (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): 📖 The Peninsular War Atlas: geni.us/0JYIfX6 📖 Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War geni.us/Lidi5pR 📖 Talavera 1809: Wellington's Lightning Strike into Spain geni.us/bK3AfvP 📖 The Lines of Torres Vedras geni.us/tqt7fu 📖 Bussaco 1810: Wellington Defeats Napoleon's Marshals geni.us/UgYXF0x 📖 Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal geni.us/zFujTEN Andrew Roberts' highly readable recent Napoleon biography: 📖 Napoleon the Great geni.us/NqMW And perhaps the best recent history of the Peninsular War by Prof Charles Esdaile 📖 The Peninsular War geni.us/xAac 🎶 All music from Filmstro: filmstro.com/lifetime-license-offer?ref=EHTV Get 20% off an annual license with this code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN #EpicHistoryTV #NapoleonicWars #Napoleon