Peninsular War
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Those three years in the Peninsular War were a coming of age for William Miller,” Mr. Hemming writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
What was the result of the political distance between the Spanish American colonies and their home country during the Peninsular War?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Squire died of fever in 1812, soon after the third and successful British siege of Badajoz, which comprised part of the Peninsular War during the Napoleonic era.
From BBC ● May 9, 2016
They take part in historical events, such as helping to fight the Peninsular War against France, and in a somewhat labored fantasy-romance story line, involving a malevolent fairy who takes a shine to Strange’s wife.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2015
C. J. N. and H. E. N. His great work is the Hist. of the Peninsular War, a work of great value, possessing a perennial charm.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
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