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
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. Skidmore
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. Royal Army Service Corps
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Joint Service Defence College
A training academy for British military personnel. It was established as the Combined Staff College in Latimer, Buckinghamshire. Renamed the National Defence College in 1971. Moved to Greenwich in ...
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Philip Neame, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 19 December 1914, age 26, while serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers. "Leaving his Sappers to finish their task he went to the aid of a West Yorkshire bombing s...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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