Napoleon IJanuary 1809
"There will not be a single village in revolt". Promises Joseph 100,000 veterans in Spain. Forced to withdraw from Spain after Austria prepares for war, never returns to Spain
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"There will not be a single village in revolt". Promises Joseph 100,000 veterans in Spain. Forced to withdraw from Spain after Austria prepares for war, never returns to Spain
Napoleon reaches northern Spain
Complains to his commissariat, "I have nothing, I am naked"
Launches an invasion with 191,000 under his command
Breaks through the Spanish defence of the Sierra de Guadarrama
Drives the Spanish army of Galicia back on Leon
Napoleon enters Madrid
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