The Peninsular War was one of the longest and ... The British were led by Arthur Wellesley, a man of outstanding ability who would subsequently get the better of Napoleon himself at Waterloo.

It was here, on a hillside just west of Madrid, that Wellesley was to fight one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the Peninsular War. Peter examines some artefacts from the battle.

The obvious answer is Arthur Wellesley ... He fought numerous campaigns in the Peninsular War (1808-1814), including the battles of Salamanca and Vitoria and became a national hero following ...

The obvious answer is Arthur Wellesley ... He fought numerous campaigns in the Peninsular War (1808-1814), including the battles of Salamanca and Vitoria and became a national hero following ...

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, chief engineer to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular war, has a white marble memorial ... Peninsular and to Lisbon on the staff of General Sir Arthur ...