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Following the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] '''[[invasion|invaded]]''' [[Portugal]] [[Napoleon's invasion of Spain|along with]] [[Spain]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | Following the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] '''[[invasion|invaded]]''' [[Portugal]] [[Napoleon's invasion of Spain|along with]] [[Spain]]. | ||
In the [[Peninsular War]], [[Arthur Wellesley]] was sent to Portugal, in charge of a [[British]] expeditionary force, and fought his way up through Portugal, into Spain and eventually into [[France]]. Six of Napoleon's [[marshal]]s, comprising the majority, were defeated by Wellesley one after another, [[battle]] after battle, [[victory]] after victory. Portugal and Spain remained in perpetual [[revolt]], forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, [[Battle of Paris|back to Paris]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Napoleonic Wars]] | [[Category:Napoleonic Wars]] |
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Following the Battle of Trafalgar, Napoléon Bonaparte invaded Portugal along with Spain.
In the Peninsular War, Arthur Wellesley was sent to Portugal, in charge of a British expeditionary force, and fought his way up through Portugal, into Spain and eventually into France. Six of Napoleon's marshals, comprising the majority, were defeated by Wellesley one after another, battle after battle, victory after victory. Portugal and Spain remained in perpetual revolt, forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, back to Paris. (PROSE: World Game)