Napoleons Invasion Of Spain And The Impact Of The Spanish Guerrillas

and Portugal would become known as the Peninsular War. Based in Spain this confrontation would

see Spain conquered and re-conquered by the French in a veritable chess-game of multiple factions,

changing circumstance and, even, luck. One factor, which has been debated fiercely up until this day, is

the question of the Spanish guerrillas or partisans. More specifically, how significant was the role

played by the guerrillas in bringing about the defeat of the French in Spain. In this question there are

many factors that must be considered to answer this question appropriately. Initially it is important to

consider the motivation behind the guerrilla movement, the almost mythic God, King, and Country, and

the way the French conquest inevitably inflamed these feelings into an underground resistance. Also the

effect of guerrilla warfare on conscription and desertion, not only to the Spanish army but also the

French army (a fact which is usually overlooked). Also the methods with which the different factions in

the war used to supply their movements. Finally the actual impa

Ferdinand or the ghost of Don Quijote.”# While this quote may be slightly exaggerated, the idea is valid.

supplies, they were also known for pilfering and plundering.#

There is a lot written about how the guerrillas lived off the land by terrorising supplies out of the

Some topics in this essay:
Calabria Tyrol, Central Spain, Peninsular War, Cortes Cadiz, Pyrenees”# Inadvertently, King Country, Fredinand VII, Spain Spanish, Imperial French, Country French, regular army, god king, spanish regular army, french army, spanish regular, peninsular war, spanish guerrillas, god king country, king country, spanish army, dos de mayo, french occupation, defeat french, defeat french spain, additional military targets,