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Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real.
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Peninsular War
1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
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French empire under Napoleon Bonaparte from 1804 to 1815
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Polish state (1807–1815)
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Battle of Ciudad Real
1809 Battle of the Peninsular War
The Battle of Ciudad Real was fought on 27 March 1809 and resulted in a French victory under General Sebastiani against the Spanish under General Conde de Cartojal.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)