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The '''Peninsular War''' was fought between [[France]], led by [[Napoléon Bonaparte]], and [[Britain]] in [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]]. | The '''Peninsular War''' was fought between [[France]], led by [[Napoléon Bonaparte]], and [[Britain]] in [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]]. | ||
Following the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], Napoleon had invaded Spain [[Napoleon's invasion of Portugal|along with]] Portugal. During the [[war]], | Following the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], Napoleon had invaded Spain [[Napoleon's invasion of Portugal|along with]] Portugal. During the [[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. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') It was one of the [[Earth]] conflicts from which the [[War Lord]]s took combatants for their [[War Game]]. It was given its own zone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
Spain and Portugal remained in perpetual [[revolt]], forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, [[Battle of Paris|back to Paris]] where he was [[Abdication of Napoleon, 1814|forced to abdicate]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | Spain and Portugal remained in perpetual [[revolt]], forcing Napoleon, surrounded by his enemies, [[Battle of Paris|back to Paris]] where he was [[Abdication of Napoleon, 1814|forced to abdicate]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | ||
