Napoleon’s Great Blunder: Spain 1808

In 1808, Napoleon’s rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon’s Empire suffered its first major defeat, and though Napoleon himself then arrived in Spain to reassert French military dominance, he could not prevent the escape of Sir John Moore’s small British army, after its defensive victory at Corunna on 16 January 1809. The British army would return, under new leadership, to play a major part in his downfall. Get early access and a vote on future topics by supporting us on Patreon: With thanks to HistoryMarche, check out his channel here: Find Osprey books on the Napoleonic Wars here: Great books about the Napoleonic Wars (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): The Napoleonic Wars Corunna 1809 Peninsular War Atlas Napoleon the Great: #EpicHistoryTV #NapoleonicWars #Napoleon All music from Filmstro: Get 20% off an annual license with this exclusive code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN Thanks to The 95th Rifles Battle Re-enactment and Living History Society: