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Peninsula War
noun
- a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
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After the Peninsula War, a step was made towards political journalism.
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"We have heard of the opening events of this Peninsula War," he said.
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He entered the Army young, and went through the Peninsula War.
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The former was a captain at the end of the Peninsula War; Tom a colonel, the youngest in the army.
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