1812 was a transformative year in the Napoleonic Wars. Whilst Napoleon lauched his disastrous invasion of Russia, at the other end of the European continent his 'Spanish Ulcer' which was the Peninsular War began to bleed. As the Allies won key victories at Ciudad Rodrigo in January, Badajoz in April and Salamanca in July it opened up an opportunity that had not even been a dream for three years, the liberation of Madrid. Maintaining that liberation would be more challenging than it first appeared. Allied troops marched into Madrid, stayed an Autumn and then left, how were they treated by the locals? Gavin Daly returns to the podcast to discuss all this and more.

Gavin Daly's works;

The British Soldier in the Peninsular War: Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814 | SpringerLink

Storm and Sack