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1808
 
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Napoleon transfers his brother Joseph Bonaparte from the throne of Naples to that of Spain       
1808
 
    
Napoleon gives the throne of Naples, vacated by his brother Joseph, to Joachim Murat       
1808
 
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The French capture of Madrid provokes a British response and the resulting Peninsular War      
1808
 
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A British army under Arthur Wellesley (later duke of Wellington) defeats the French at Vimeiro, near Lisbon       
1809
 
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British commander Arthur Wellesley builds the lines of Torres Vedras, to defend the promontory leading south to Lisbon       
1809
 
     
Napoleon annexes the Papal States and is excommunicated by the pope, Pius VII        
1809
 
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Napoleon, in response to his excommunication, has pope Pius VII arrested and kept in captivity in northern Italy and then France       
1809
 
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Napoleon enters Vienna and defeats the Austrians in a battle at nearby Wagram       
1809
 
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John Moore dies at Corunna but his army escapes from Spain and gets back to England       
Burial of Sir John Moore, 19c print
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1810
 
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The Spanish Cortes flees from the renewed French invasion and establishes itself in Cadiz