Peninsular War Collection (#8)

From Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas... ou les causes et les effet
From Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas...ou les causes et les effets), April 1814

Dash d with his suite for Santarem that night, from " The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome", 1815

Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Sir John Moore (1761-1809) British Army general, known for military training reforms and his death at the Battle of Corunna

Flight of King Joseph Bonaparte from Vitoria, Spain, 1813 (c1890). Creator: Edmund Blair Leighton
Flight of King Joseph Bonaparte from Vitoria, Spain, 1813 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

George James Guthrie, 1840. Creators: Alfred d Orsay, Richard James Lane
George James Guthrie, 1840. Portrait of British surgeon George James Guthrie (1785-1856). Guthrie served as an army surgeon during the Peninsular campaign

Napoleon Bonaparte (1877 illustration)
An engraving from " A Voice from Waterloo - A History of the Battle fought on 18th June 1815" edited by Sergeant-Major Edward Cotton (late 7th Hussars) and printed in 1877

Andre Massena, (c1820). Artist: Maurin
Massena, Andre Massena, (c1820). Regarded as one of Napoleons greatest generals, French soldier Massena (1758-1817) first distinguished himself in the revolutionary wars

The Ox. And Bucks. Light Infantry. The Battle in the Churchyard at Vimiero, 1808, (1939). The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at the Battle of Vimeiro in Portugal, Peninsular War

The Sherwood Foresters. The Advance of The Sherwood Foresters at Salamanca, 1812, (1939). The Battle of Salamanca in Spain, 22 July 1812

The Northumberland Fusiliers. Storming the ramparts of San Vincente, 1812, (1939). British forces climbing the fortress of San Vincente in Spain during the Battle of Badajoz, 6 April 1812

Bombardment of Madrid, 4 December 1808, (c1850). Artist: Edme Bovinet
Bombardment of Madrid, 4 December 1808, (c1850). Napoleons army captured the city and restored the emperors brother, Joseph Bonaparte, to the Spanish throne

The French Army in the Mountains of Portugal, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Typogravure after the aquarelle by Maurice Orange

The Arrest of Ferdinand, 1807, (1896). King Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) was arrested in October 1807 for his complicity in the El Escorial Conspiracy

Map of the Spanish Campaign, c1807-1814, (1896). The Peninsular War was a military conflict between the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and the allied powers of the Spanish Empire

Napoleon... Reaching The Convent at the Summit of the Guadarrama Mountains, 1808, (1896)
Napoleon and the French Troops Reaching The Convent at the Summit of the Guadarrama Mountains, 1808, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

The Cantiniere of the 26th Regiment Climbing The Rocks at Busaco, 1810, (1896). The Battle of Bucaco or Bussaco, 27 September 1810

The Capitulation of Baylen, 1808, (1896). The Battle of Bailen in southern Spain was fought in 1808 by the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castanos and Theodor von Reding

The Burning of a Palace of Godoy By The Populace at Madrid, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. People setting fire to Prime Minister Godoys residence after Spains defeat by the French

The Entry of Ferdinand into Madrid, 23 March 1808, (1896). The triumphant return to Madrid of Ferdinand VII (1784-1833), deposed King of Spain. Typogravure after the aquarelle by Lucius Rossi

Godoy Taken Into Custody By The Spanish Troops, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Manuel Godoy y Alvarez de Faria (1767-1851), was Prime Minister of Spain

Patriotic-Petitions on the Convention, 1808. Artist: James Gillray
Patriotic-Petitions on the Convention, 1808. Four scenes: top left The Cockney Petition; top right The Westminster Petition; bottom left The Chelmsford Petition; bottom right The Middlesex Petition

Petitioners before George III
A Hint to Ministers, or a Gracious Answer to Grievous Petitions, 1808. George III dismissing petitioners from the City of London opposed to the Convention of Cintra

The Battle of Occana, 19 November 1809. Artist: Francois Pigeot
The Battle of Occana, 19 November 1809. The Battle of Ocana was a decisive victory for the French under Marshal Soult and King Joseph Bonaparte over the Spanish

Death of Sir John Moore, La Coruna, Spain, 17th January 1809 (1815). Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna) during the Peninsular War

Entrance of Lord Wellington into Salamanca, May 20th 1813 1815. Artist: Matthew Dubourg
Entrance of Lord Wellington into Salamanca at the head of a Regiment of Hussars, May 20th 1813 1815. Scene during Wellingtons final, decisive advance of the Peninsular War

Second Battle of Porto, Portugal, 12th May 1809 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Second Battle of Porto, Portugal, 12th May 1809 (1819). Less than a month after taking command of the British army in Portugal, the Duke of Wellington captured the city of Porto from the French

Battle of the Pyrenees, Spain, 28th July 1813 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of the Pyrenees, Spain, 28th July 1813 (1819). The battle saw the British under Wellington repel a French offensive to relieve the besieged garrisons of Pamplona and San Sebastian

Battle of Vimeiro, Portugal, 1st August 1808 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Vimeiro, Portugal, 1st August 1808 (1819). The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot. From The Victories of the Duke of Wellington, 1819

Battle of Talavera, Spain, 28th July 1809 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Talavera, Spain, 28th July 1809 (1819). The British and Spanish army commanded by Wellington won an indecisive victory over the French commanded by Napoleons brother Joseph Bonaparte

Liberation of Madrid, 6th August 1812 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Liberation of Madrid, 6th August 1812 (1819). Members of the clergy welcoming the Duke of Wellington to the city after the withdrawal of the occupying French

Battle of Badajoz, Spain, 6th April 1812 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Badajoz, Spain, 6th April 1812 (1819). The British succeeded in capturing the city from the French bu suffered heavy casualties in the process

Battle of Busaco, Portugal, 27th September 1810 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Busaco, Portugal, 27th September 1810 (1819). British and Portuguese troops commanded by Wellington repulsed the French under Massena. From The Victories of the Duke of Wellington, 1819

Battle of Vitoria, Spain, 21st June 1813 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Vitoria, Spain, 21st June 1813 (1819). The victory for Wellington and his Spanish and Portuguese allies at Vitoria was decisive in bringing about the defeat of the French in the Peninsular

Capture of Toulouse, France, 10th April 1814 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Capture of Toulouse, France, 10th April 1814 (1819). The Battle of Toulouse was fought after Napoleons surrender to the Sixth Coalition and abdication

Battle of Salamanca, Spain, 21st July 1812 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Battle of Salamanca, Spain, 21st July 1812 (1819). The Battle of Salamanca was an important victory in the Peninsular War for an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington over Marshal

Capture of San Sebastian, Spain, 31st August 1813 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Capture of San Sebastian, Spain, 31st August 1813 (1819). British and Portuguese troops taking San Sebastian from the occupying French

The bombardment of Madrid, Spain, 4th December 1808. Artist: Edme Bovinet
The bombardment of Madrid, Spain, 4th December 1808. Napoleons army captured the city and restored the emperors brother, Joseph Bonaparte, to the Spanish throne

A British soldier Taking Two French Officers at the Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813 (1816)
A British Soldier Taking Two French Officers at the Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813 (1816). The battle saw the British under Wellington repel a French offensive to relieve the besieged garrisons of

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro

The Duke of Wellington and his Staff Crossing the Bidassoa and Entering France, 1813 (1816). Victory over the French in the Peninsular War

5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812
5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Battle of Salamanca, Spain, 22nd July 1812. The Battle of Salamanca was an important victory in the Peninsular War for an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of

Attack on a large convoy at Salinas, Biscay, 25th May 1812 (oil on canvas)
XIR868525 Attack on a large convoy at Salinas, Biscay, 25th May 1812 (oil on canvas) by Lejeune, Louis (1775-1848); ChAteau de Versailles, France; (add.info.: Attaque du grand convoi a Salinas)

The Battle of Bucaco on September 27, 1810, 1815
The Battle of Buc aco on September 27, 1810, 1815. Private Collection

The Battle of Bucaco on September 27, 1810, 1813
The Battle of Buc aco on September 27, 1810, 1813. Private Collection

The First Siege of Zaragoza (Detail). Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Agustina de Aragon. Artist: Galvez, Juan (1774-1847)
Agustina de Aragon. Found in the collection of Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

Assault of the monastery of of Santa Engracia, February 8, 1809. Artist: Lejeune, Louis-Francois, Baron (1775-1848)
Assault of the monastery of of Santa Engracia, February 8, 1809. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

The defence of the castle of Burgos in october 1812. Artist: Heim, Francois-Joseph (1787-1865)
The defence of the castle of Burgos in october 1812. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

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The Peninsular War, also known as the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814), was a significant conflict that witnessed several key events and influential figures. One such event was depicted in "The Forlorn Hope At Badajos" by Vereker Monteith Hamilton in 1906, showcasing the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers during the war. Admiral Horatio Nelson, renowned for his victories at sea, played a crucial role in this war. Although he did not directly participate in the Peninsular War itself, his naval prowess ensured British dominance over French forces on multiple occasions. Two prominent military leaders who shaped the outcome of this war were the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte. Their strategic brilliance and tactical maneuvers defined many battles throughout the conflict. "The Capture of The Citadel at Badajoz" in 1939 depicts an important victory for The Connaught Rangers during their campaign against French forces. This painting showcases their triumph amidst intense fighting. Another poignant moment captured is "Funeral of General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna" in 1809. This engraving immortalizes Moore's sacrifice while leading his troops against Napoleon's army. Jose Monino's funeral scene from 1808 serves as a reminder of Spain's resistance against French occupation during this period. It symbolizes their determination to regain independence from foreign rule. A notable image portrays Duke Wellington at Garonne River, highlighting his presence on various fronts during this protracted struggle for control over Iberia. The Battle of Salamanca saw remarkable valor displayed by soldiers like those from the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Their heroism contributed to decisive victories that shifted momentum towards Allied forces' favor. Francisco de Goya's etchings titled "The Disasters of War" depict harrowing scenes from this conflict.