Part of the Peninsular Wars which were part of the Napoleonic Wars. The French besieged Cadiz, where the Spanish government was based, and the Portuguese and British assisted the Spanish. On 22 July 22 1812 Wellesley beat the French at Salamanca which caused them to withdraw and so the Cadiz siege was over.
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siege of Cadiz
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Cadiz Memorial
On their withdrawal the French deliberately destroyed their cannons. The Spa...
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Pte. W. Barrand
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. Woodhouse
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War served, WW1
1 memorial
A. H. Hicks
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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