Peninsular War
1807–1814 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
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Summary
Peninsular War is a war of national liberation[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of war of national liberation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,908 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of Spain[3]
- Instance of: military occupation[4], encyclopedia article[5]
- Followed by: Kingdom of Spain (1814-1820)[6]
- Location: Iberian Peninsula[7]
- Part of: Napoleonic Wars[8]
- Commons category: Spanish War of Independence[9]
- Has part(s): Sieges of Zaragoza[10], First Siege of Zaragoza[11], Second Siege of Zaragoza[12], Battle of Molins de Rey[13], Battle of Bailén[14], Siege of Cádiz[15], First Battle of El Bruc[16], Battles of El Bruch[17], First Siege of Girona[18], Second Siege of Gerona[19], Siege of Girona[20], Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo[21], Battle of Tudela[22]
- Start time: May 2, 1808[23]
- End time: April 17, 1814[24]
- Participant: Kingdom of Spain[25], First French Empire[26], Kingdom of Portugal[27], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[28], Spain under Joseph Bonaparte[29], Spain[30]
- Significant event: Napoleonic looting of art in Spain[31], French occupation of Zaragoza[32], Dos de Mayo Uprising[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Peninsular War[34]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Published in: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[39]
- Native label: guerra de la Independencia Española[40], Guerra del Francès[41], Guerra Peninsular[42], guerre d’indépendance espagnole[43], Iberiar Penintsulako Gerra[44], Guerra da Independencia española[45], Guerra d’o Francés[46], Guèrra d’Espanha[47]
- Destroyed: Abbey of Santa Engracia[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[49]
Why It Matters
Peninsular War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]