Its last major engagement occurred at the siege of Bayonne, which was heroically defended by Marshall Soult.
Its last major engagement occurred at the siege of Bayonne, which was heroically defended by Marshall Soult. Soult had earlier attempted to join Andre Massena but was prevented from doing so by the forces of William Carr Beresford. The conflict had begun with an invasion by Andoche Junot, forcing King John VI and his family to flee. The next year an invading army under Marshal Joachim Murat occupied Madrid, which prompted British intervention and the arrival of aid under Arthur Wellesley, the duke of Wellington. FTP, identify this 1808 to 1814 war so named because the fighting all took place in Iberia.
Its last major engagement occurred at the siege of Bayonne, which was heroically defended by Marshall Soult.
{Peninsular} War