5 November 1809
Invasion of Spain
Napoleon reaches northern Spain
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vitoria in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Napoleon reaches northern Spain
The French are defeated by Wellington & Joseph is forced to retreat over the Pyrenees. The decisive victory by Wellington in the Peninsular War
Wellington forces the French across the Pyrenees. Manages to get 55,000 French back into France over the Pyrenees
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