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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
siege of Cadiz
Commemorated ati
Cadiz Memorial
On their withdrawal the French deliberately destroyed their cannons. The Spa...
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Lieutenant General William Strode
Buried at Westminster Abbey where his monument reads: "Near this place lye the remains of William Strode Esq. Lieutenant General of His Majestys forces and Colonel of the LXII Regiment of Foot. He ...
E. Frier
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Captain Rowland Harry Mainwaring Moody
Rowland Harry Mainwaring Moody was born on 1 May 1875 in Bermuda, the only child of Major General Sir John Macdonald Moody, Royal Marines (1839-1921) and Lady Isabella Moody née Mainwaring (1844-19...
Field Marshal Montgomery
Army Commander. Born Bernard Law Montgomery, son of Sir H. H. Montgomery, in St Mark's Vicarage, Kennington Oval, or Kensington, Knightsbridge, depending on source. Spent the early years of his lif...
Person, Armed Forces, Seriously Famous, Australia, Egypt, France, Italy
J. T. G. Bates
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.