Independence war of Spain

Treaty of Fontainebleau

Oct 27, 1807

Spain's prime minister Manuel de Godoy signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau with France.
The accord proposed the division of the Kingdom of Portugal and all Portuguese dominions.

King Carlos IV abdicate in favour of his son Fernando VII

Mar 19, 1808

The citizens of Madrid rebelled against the French occupation

May 2, 1808

Killing 150 French soldiers before the uprising was put down by Joachim Murat's elite Imperial Guard and Mamluk cavalry

May 3, shootings

May 3, 1808

The French army shot hundreds of Madrid's citizens in retaliation.

Battle of bruc

Jun 6, 1808

Birth guerrillas in Spain.
The Spanish army was unable to stop the French army, guerrilla ambush soldiers in the mountains

Jose Bonaparte is crowned with the name of Jose I

Jun 6, 1808

Jose Bonaparte is Napoleon´s brother, he was king of Napoles (1806-1808)

British intervention

Apr 1, 1809

Wellintong Duke gets his first win in Talavera de la Reina.

Battle of Sagunto

Oct 25, 1811

The French army defeated the Spanish army led by Joaquim Blake in the battle of Sagunto

Constitution of 1812 "La Pepa"

Mar 19, 1812

The Constitution of 1812 was established on 19 March 1812 by the Cádiz Cortes , Spain 's first national sovereign assembly , the General Courts.

Battle of Salamanca

Jul 22, 1812

The Battle of Salamanca saw an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont 's French forces among the hills around Arapiles , south of Salamanca

Jose I was expelled from Spain

Dec 11, 1813

Return of Fernando VII

Mar 14, 1814

Fernando VII is known as "El Deseado", because it was believed that the peace comes.
He reestablished the absolutist monarchy and rejected the liberal constitution of 1812