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| Tango01 | 17 May 2016 10:06 p.m. PST |
…of Napoleón. "This is where my degree comes in handy and some of my favorite subjects too. Having started this blog and acquiring more knowledge about the French Invasions, I have built a profile of the Peninsula Wars and, therefore, the downfall of the Napoleonic Imperialist attempts.
What we know is that an tired army and it's division in several conflicts across Western Europe made it possible for their end to be sooner then they thought, but what experts have forgotten (in my modest opinion) is the importance of the Iberian Peninsula in this whole scenario, more so Portugal. Everyone just remembers the beginning – Austerlitz – and the end – Waterloo and never that little snowflake that caused the avalanche. Even doing a quick research on the internet one can find innumerable videos, documents, documentaries, etc that seem to forget to mention this particular part of Europe.
Why the Iberian Peninsula? Why Portugal?…"
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