Strategic Military Atlas

of the Napoleonic Wars

William James Hamblin
The Peninsular War,
Part 2a

January to April, 1808

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Oviedo Bilbao Narbonne Marseille

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Villafranca
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Esla
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Llobre
Benavente
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Tajo
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(Greenhill, 1998) u e la
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Cartagena
Genil
Seville
Granada

Almera
Cadiz

Gibraltar
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French Move troops into Spain 1808/01/
Bayonne
Corua xxx

Bilbao San Sebastin Mon {/01/08} Moncey marches Narbonne Marseille

Oviedo
into the border regions
Santiago
{/01/08} Dupont Advances Vitoriaxxx Pamplona
Villafranca to Burgos [Oman 1:34] xxx
Leon Dup
Duh
Jaca
Burgos
Eb
Figueres
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Mi

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Major Events

Llobre
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Valladolid ero

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Lrida

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aln Zaragoza
Dupont = Wiki; FRNW 1:307-8
xxx J Ebr
Duero o
Porto
Taran
Barcelona Duhesme = Wiki; FRNW
Tor
Almeida
Salamanca
mes Moncey = Wiki; FRNW

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{/01-04} The French

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confiscate all the property of
Figueira da Foz Madrid
the aristocrats and merchants
who fled to Brazil. They Tagus
impose a grueling indemnity Tajo
Talavera
of 100 million Francs on the Tagus
Toledo
Alcantara
country. Soldiers rob manyPeniche Jocar Palma de Mallorca
ordinary people. [Esdaile Valencia
xxx {01/11-/02/10} Portuguese
27-29]
xxxx militias are disbanded. u e la
Gig
Caraf xxxx
Elvas Badajoz
Guadian
Juno
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xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 13-15
Granada
Esdaile 27-30
Almera Gates
Cadiz Oman 1:33-43

Russian fleet of 10 warships remains Gibraltar

1 inactive in the Lisbon Tagus estuary.
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French Invasion of Spain 1808/02/
Bayonne
Corua xxxx
San Sebastin 2 Marseille
Oviedo Bilbao Mur Narbonne

Santiago
Vitoriaxxx Pamplona {02/10-16} French under
Villafranca xxx Duhesme march to
Leon Mon
1 Duh Barcelona [Oman 1:36]
Jaca
Burgos
xxx Eb
Figueres
o
Mi

Esla
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Dup
Major Events

Llobre
Benavente

1- {02/16} French troops

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Valladolid ero

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Lrida occupy Pamplona [Oman

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1:36]
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Duero
Ebr
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Porto
Taran
Barcelona 2- {02/26+} Murat mobilizes
Tor
Almeida
Salamanca
mes {02/29} French occupy the more French troops at
citadel of Barcelona [Oman 1:37] Bayonne

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Murat = Wiki; FRNW 2:664-8
Figueira da Foz Madrid

Tagus
Tajo
{02-03} French raise 8000 Talavera
Toledo
Taguof
men s Portuguese
Alcantara
Peniche Jocar Palma de Mallorca
conscripts and mercenary
xxx under Alorna. Valencia
xxxx xx u e la
Gig
Caraf
Elvas Badajoz
Guadian
Juno Alor
a
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 17
Granada
Esdaile 30-31
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:33-43

Russian fleet of 10 warships remains Gibraltar

1 inactive in the Lisbon Tagus estuary.
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French occupy northern Spain 1808/03/01-13
Bayonne xxx
Corua xxxx
Bess Bessieres mobilizes a French
Bilbao San Sebastin Mur Narbonne Marseille
Oviedo corps of 30,000

Santiago 3
Vitoria Pamplona
Villafranca
Leon

xxx
2
Jaca
Burgos Mon
Figueres
o Eb
Mi

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Major Events

Llobre
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1- Heir apparent Fernando

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Valladolid ero

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Lrida attempts to organize a coup to

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Du Dup ln Zaragoza xxx
xxx Ja
Ebr Duh
establish himself as a pro-
Duero o
Porto
Taran
Barcelona French king. [Esdaile 31-33]
Tor
Almeida
Salamanca
mes 2- French forces occupy
important Spanish border
fortresses: San Sebastian

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{03/05}, Figuras {03/18}.
Madrid
3- {03/10} Murat advances into
Tajo
Tagus Spain to take overall
Talavera
Toledo command of all French troops;
Tagus Alcantara
Jocar Palma de Mallorca arriving at Burgos on 03/13
xxx Valencia
xxxx Caraf
Gig
u e la Bessiers = Wiki; FRNW
Badajoz
Guadian
Juno a 1:446-7
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 17
Granada
Esdaile 31-32
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:39-42

Gibraltar
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Murat Marches to Madrid 1808/03/14-23
Bayonne
Corua xxx

Bilbao San Sebastin Bess Narbonne Marseille

Oviedo

Santiago
Vitoria
xxx Pamplona
Villafranca
Leon Mon

Jaca
Burgos
xxxx Figueres
o Eb
Mi

Esla
Mur ro
Major Events

Llobre
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1- {03/17} Advanced element of

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Valladolid ero

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Lrida the French Army enter

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D Dup Zaragoza xxx
xxx Ja
Ebr Duh
Madrid, followed by Murats
Duero o
Porto
Taran
Barcelona arrival {03/23}
Tor
Almeida
Salamanca
mes 2a- {03/17-18}, Affair at
Aranjuez: Overthrow of
Godoy, who flees to France

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[FRNW 2:414]
Madrid
2b- {03/19} Abdication of
Aranjuez
Tajo
Tagus 2 Charles IV; Ferdinando VII
Talavera
Toledo (Wiki; FRNW 1:338) becomes
Tagus Alcantara
Jocar Palma de Mallorca nominal king
xxx
3 Valencia 3- {03/21} The French-
xxxx Caraf xx
Gig
u e la Portuguese Legion marches to
Badajoz
Guadian
Juno Alor a Bayonne in France. They
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon eventually serve in a number
Solan
of Napoleons campaigns;
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destroyed Russia {1812}.

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 17
Granada
Esdaile 32-34
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:40-42

Gibraltar
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French establish control 1808/03/24-31
Bayonne
Corua xxx

Bilbao San Sebastin Bess Narbonne Marseille

Oviedo

Santiago
Vitoria Pamplona
Villafranca
Leon

Jaca
Burgos
xxx
Figueres
o Eb
Mi

Esla
ro
Mon
Major Events

Llobre
Benavente

1- French forces occupy and

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Valladolid ero

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Lrida control the route from Bayonne

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Du Dup ln Zaragoza xxx
xxx Ja
Ebr Duh
to Madrid.
Porto Duero o Barcelona
Taran
Tor
Salamanca 1
mes
Almeida

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Mur
Madrid

Tagus
Tajo
Talavera
Toledo
Tagus Alcantara
Jocar Palma de Mallorca
xxx Valencia
xxxx xx u e la
Gig
Caraf
Badajoz
Guadian
Juno Alor a
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 17
Granada
Esdaile 32-34
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:43-46

Gibraltar
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Murat controls Madrid 1808/04/01-15
Bayonne
Corua xxx

Bilbao San Sebastin Bess Narbonne Marseille

Oviedo

Santiago
Pamplona
Villafranca
Leon

Jaca
Burgos
xxx
Figueres
o Eb
Mi

Esla
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Mon
Major Events

Llobre
Benavente

1- {04/10-22} Murat, with

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Valladolid ero

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Lrida 35,000 men, is in effective

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xxx
e ro
Du Dup ln Zaragoza xxx
xxx Ja
Ebr Duh
control of Madrid; many French
Duero o
Porto
Taran
Barcelona soldiers abuse the Spanish.
Tor
Salamanca
mes
Almeida

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xxxx

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Mur
Madrid 1

Tagus
Tajo
Talavera
Toledo
Tagus Alcantara
Jocar Palma de Mallorca
xxx Valencia
xxxx u e la
Gig
Caraf
Badajoz
Guadian
Juno a
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 18
Granada
Esdaile 32-34
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:43-46

Gibraltar
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Treachery at Bayonne 1808/04/16-30
Bayonne
Corua xxx
1
Bilbao San Sebastin Narbonne Marseille
Oviedo Bess

Santiago
Pamplona
Villafranca
Leon

Jaca
Burgos
xxx
Figueres
o Eb
Mi

Esla
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Mon
Major Events

Llobre
Benavente

1- {04/16-/07/20} The

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Valladolid ero

at
Lrida Constitution of Bayonne

Se
xxx
e ro
Du Dup ln Zaragoza xxx
xxx Ja
Ebr Duh
[FRNW 1:123; wiki] =
Duero o
Porto
Taran
Barcelona abdication of Ferdinand and
Tor
Almeida
Salamanca
mes house of Bourbon.
2- {04/29} News of treachery at
Bayonne reaches Madrid.

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xxxx

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Mur
2
Tensions mount in Madrid.
Madrid

Tagus
Tajo
Talavera
Toledo
Tagus Alcantara
Jocar Palma de Mallorca
xxx Valencia
xxxx u e la
Gig
Caraf
Badajoz
Guadian
Juno a
xxx Ciudad Real
Lisbon
Solan

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Cartagena
Genil Studies
Seville
Chartrand, Vimeiro, 18
Granada
Esdaile 69-70
Almera Gates 10-11
Cadiz Oman 1:43-56

Gibraltar