Brent Spencer14 June 1807
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Wellington
Great Britain · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Wellington
Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal
Sets sail from Cork in Ireland for Portugal
Sent to Portugal with 10,000 men
Wellington reaches Coruna in Portugal
Appointed Commander in Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France
Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal
Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon
Concentrates his army of 28,000 at Salamanca
Lands at Lisbon with a new British army
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