Peninsular War

The Duke of Wellington’s Navy

Philip K. Allan

Naval History Magazine Volume 35, Number 2, April 2021

Wellington’s land victories in the Peninsular War were enabled by the Royal Navy’s control of nearby seas.

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As Napoleon’s forces became bogged down in a quagmire on the Iberian Peninsula, Wellington was able to bedevil them relentlessly thanks to the Royal Navy’s coastal dominance.