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Capture of Madrid

Great Britain · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1812–1813Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1812

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st12 August 1812

Madrid · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Wellingtons Army enters Madrid, it is free from French occupation since Dec 1808

1813

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st17 May 1813

Madrid · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Forces Napoleon's forces to the Ebro River where they are defeated at Vittorio. Captures Madrid

Names involved

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Provenance

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