1808 in History

Abdicates in favour of Joseph Bonaparte

Ferdinand VII is forced to abdicate by Napoleon. Abdication of his father, Charles IV. 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII

Captures Madrid & causes the British under General Moore to retreat

Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia

Appointed Commander of the Army in Spain, assumes control

Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal

Meets Napoleon at Erfurt, but the apparent Franco-Russian partnership conceals growing mistrust.

18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII

The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII

The British defeat the French leading to the Convention of Cintra

Under the terms of the Convention of Cintra the French are forced to retreat. Josephs coronation as King of Spain is resolved by the Cintra Convention

The Convention of Sintra was an agreement signed on August 30, 1808 during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict. The Convention was signed at the Palace of Queluz, in Queluz, Sintra, Estremadura

The Convention of Sintra was an agreement signed on August 30, 1808 during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict.[1] The Convention was signed at the Palace of Queluz, in Queluz, Sintra, Estremadura

Orders the Grande Armee to be broken up

Appointed Head of the Confederation

When a British expeditionary force landed, Junot was beaten at the Battle of Vimeiro and cut off from the French forces. Is then forced to sign the Convention of Sintra allowing him to avoid capture

The Convention of Sintra was an agreement signed on August 30, 1808 during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict. The Convention was signed at the Palace of Queluz, in Queluz, Sintra, Estremadura

Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon

Concentrates his army of 28,000 at Salamanca

The Convention of Sintra was an agreement signed on August 30, 1808 during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict. The Convention was signed at the Palace of Queluz, in Queluz, Sintra, Estremadura

Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal

Leads an Allied invasion of Spain

Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta

Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta

Suppresses the rebellion in Madrid

Events proved otherwise, and after storming and plundering Cordoba in July, Dupont retraced his steps to the north of the province to await reinforcements

In June 1808, following the widespread uprisings against the French occupation of Spain, Napoleon organized French units into flying columns to pacify Spain's major centres of resistance.

One of these, under General Dupont, was dispatched across the Sierra Morena and south through Andalusia to the port of Cadiz where a French naval squadron lay at the mercy of the Spanish.

The Emperor was confident that with 20,000 men, Dupont would crush any opposition encountered on the way.

Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal

Succeeds as King of Naples, with the title Joachim I Napoleon

Proclaimed King of Naples

The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII

Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta

Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta

18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII

Birth of Jefferson Davis

Birth of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, from Irish Jacobite immigrants

General Castanos, commanding the Spanish field army at San Roque, and General von Reding, Governor of Malaga, travelled to Seville to negotiate with the Seville Junta, a patriotic assembly committed to resisting the French incursions, and to turn the provinces combined forces against the French

This record states: Between 16 and 19 July, Spanish forces converged on the French positions stretched out along villages on the Guadalquivir and attacked at several points, forcing the confused French defenders to shift their divisions.

This record states: Caught between Castanos and Reding, Dupont attempted vainly to break through the Spanish line at Baylen in three bloody and desperate charges, losing more than 2,500 men.

This record states: With Castanos pinning Dupont downstream at Andujar, Reding successfully forced the river at Mengibar and seized Baylen, interposing himself between the two wings of the French army.

1st setback for Napoleon who calls Spain, "The Spanish ulcer".

Spain successfully revolts against French domination.

The Battle of Baylen is fought by the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castanos and Theodor von Reding.

The heaviest fighting takes place near Baylen, a village by the Guadalquivir river in southern Spain.

and the Imperial French Armys II corps dobservation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de lÉtang.

This record states: Between 16 and 19 July, Spanish forces converged on the French positions stretched out along villages on the Guadalquivir and attacked at several points, forcing the confused French defenders to shift their divisions.

This record states: Caught between Castanos and Reding, Dupont attempted vainly to break through the Spanish line at Baylen in three bloody and desperate charges, losing more than 2,500 men.

This record states: With Castanos pinning Dupont downstream at Andujar, Reding successfully forced the river at Mengibar and seized Baylen, interposing himself between the two wings of the French army.

1st setback for Napoleon who calls Spain, "The Spanish ulcer".

Spain successfully revolts against French domination.

The Battle of Baylen is fought by the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castanos and Theodor von Reding.

The heaviest fighting takes place near Baylen, a village by the Guadalquivir river in southern Spain.

and the Imperial French Armys II corps dobservation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de lÉtang.

This record states: Between 16 and 19 July, Spanish forces converged on the French positions stretched out along villages on the Guadalquivir and attacked at several points, forcing the confused French defenders to shift their divisions.

This record states: Caught between Castanos and Reding, Dupont attempted vainly to break through the Spanish line at Baylen in three bloody and desperate charges, losing more than 2,500 men.

This record states: With Castanos pinning Dupont downstream at Andujar, Reding successfully forced the river at Mengibar and seized Baylen, interposing himself between the two wings of the French army.

A well-coordinated French attack shatters Blakes centre & drives his army from the field in a rout

Marshal Lefebvres IV Corps fall upon Blakes 19,000 men at Pancorbo, turning back the hesitant Spanish advance. Blake retreats swiftly and in good order, preventing Napoleon's planned envelopment & annihilation of the Spanish flank

Defeats General Delaborde

Defeats Marshal Soults cavalry but still has to withdraw from the Peninsular

Retreats from the Iberian Peninsular after the Spanish are defeated by Napoleon

Takes command of the army in Spain & defeats the Spanish

Blake surprises his enemies again when, at Valmaceda, he suddenly turns about & attacks the French vanguard, inflicting a stinging defeat

When a British expeditionary force landed, Junot was beaten at the Battle of Vimeiro and cut off from the French forces. Is then forced to sign the Convention of Sintra allowing him to avoid capture

The British defeat the French during a Spannish rebellion. British victory leads to the Convention of Cintra