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Peninsular War: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army repulse a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte in the Battle of Talavera.
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1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
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King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)
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1809 battle of the Peninsular War
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