12 July 1808Commander in ChiefArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st
Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal
Historical records for Great Britain in 1808, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal
Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal
Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal
Defeats General Delaborde
The British defeat the French during a Spannish rebellion. British victory leads to the Convention of Cintra
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
Leads an Allied invasion of Spain
Retreats from the Iberian Peninsular after the Spanish are defeated by Napoleon
Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon
Defeats Marshal Soults cavalry but still has to withdraw from the Peninsular
Concentrates his army of 28,000 at Salamanca
Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal
The Portsmouth Block Mills produce about one hundred and thirty thousand pulley blocks using Brunel's mechanised system.
Publication of "Milton"
Succeeds as second Earl of Liverpool after the death of his father.
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