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...
Other Subjects
Patrick Johnston
Had served in the Irish Guards. At the time of his death was an in-pensioner at Chelsea Hospital and a patient in the Infirmary.
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
A. Heywood
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Warrant Officer Mark Isaac Azouz, D.F.C.
A member of the congregation at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Holland Park killed serving in WW2. Mark Isaac Azouz was born on 2 July 1922 at 5 Portman Street, Glasgow, Scotland, the elder ...
War dead, WW2
3 memorials
Rifleman Reginald Andrews
Reginald Andrews was born in Highgate, Middlesex (now Greater London), one of the six children of Arthur Andrews (1870-1918) and Elizabeth Jane Andrews née Weekes (1863-1942). His birth was registe...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Colonel N. W. B. B. Thoms, DSO
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. New Zealand Staff Corps
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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