Event    From 5/2/1810  To 24/8/1812

siege of Cadiz

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Spain

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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S. Chambers

S. Chambers

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
H. C. Bradley

H. C. Bradley

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Pilot Officer David Edward Somerville Hawkins

Pilot Officer David Edward Somerville Hawkins

David Edward Somerville Hawkins was born on 7 January 1916 the youngest of the three children of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) and Lady Elizabeth Somerville Hawkins née Sheldon (1882-1946). ...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Group Captain John Randall Daniel Braham, DSO & 2 bars, DFC & 2 Bars, AFC.

Group Captain John Randall Daniel Braham, DSO & 2 bars, DFC & 2 Bars, AFC.

RAF fighter pilot. Born John Randall Daniel Braham in Holcombe, Somerset, and known as 'Bob'. In World War II, he was one of the most successful night fighter pilots. He was awarded the DSO & T...

Person, Armed Forces, Canada

War served, WW2
1 memorial