Peninsula War

American  

noun

1. a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.

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Example Sentences

Col Francis Brooke of the 4th Regiment fought in most of the Peninsula War, and was awarded the silver Waterloo medal as well as the Waterloo gold cross and Peninsula gold medal.

From BBC • May 30, 2015

He was son of the second Earl of Orford, served with the Guards in the Peninsula War, and was severely wounded at the siege of Burgos. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles

If one desires a parallel for the Italian operations it is to be found in the later phases of the Peninsula War against Napoleon.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

Sturt was rivalled by no less celebrated an individual than Major, afterwards Sir Thomas, Mitchell, a soldier of the Peninsula War, and some professional jealousy appears to have existed between them.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

After the Peninsula War, a step was made towards political journalism.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John