1808 in Spain explained

Events from the year 1808 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles IV until March 19, Ferdinand VII until May 6, Joseph I since June 6

Events

• May 2 - Dos de Mayo Uprising^{[1] [2] [3]}
• June 5 - Uprising of Santa Cruz de Mudela
• June 6 - Valdepeñas Uprising and 1st Combat of El Bruch
• June 7 - Battle of Alcolea Bridge
• June 9–14 - Capture of the Rosily Squadron
• June 12 - Battle of Cabezón
• June 14 - 2nd Combat of El Bruch
• June 15-August 14 - First Siege of Zaragoza
• June 20–21 - Battle of Gerona (1808)
• June 24–26 - Battle of Valencia (1808)
• July 14 - Battle of Medina de Rioseco
• July 16–19 - Battle of Bailén
• July 24-August 16 - Second Siege of Gerona
• October 31 - Battle of Zornoza
• November 7-December 5 - Siege of Roses (1808)

Deaths

• May 2 - Pedro Velarde y Santillán and Luis Daoíz y Torres
• May 29 - Francisco Solano (soldier)
• Vincente Maria de Acevedo

See also

• Peninsular War

Bibliography

• Chandler, David G. The Campaigns of Napoleon, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995).
• Esdaile, Charles J. The Peninsular War, (Penguin Books, Paperback, 2003), 640 pages, .
• Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814, (Penguin Books 2003).

Notes and References

1. Glover, p. 51
2. Charles J. Esdaile in The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor) (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006) 596.
3. Chandler, p. 610