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The crisis of the reign of Charles IV
A year after Charles came to the throne, the French revolution began. The king hope that he can stop the liberal ideas but the french army defeat spain(1793-1795). This make a change of strategy by Manuel Godoy. He made an alliance with Napoleon,
The Traty of Fontinebleau(1807) -
The begin of the Napoleonic invasion
the presence of French troops in Spain and the intrigues of Ferdinand againsthis father led to the popular Mutiny of Aranjuez(1808). As a result, Ferdinand was king.
(abdications of Bayonne) Napoleon then persuaded Charles and Ferdinand to give the crown to his brother, Joseph I (1810-1813) -
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the Napoleonic invasion
this the period that Napoleon and his army were in Spain -
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The war of independence
it´s divided in three important phases:
popular resistance(1808)
french offensive(1808 -1812)
Anglo-Spanish victories(1812 - 1814) -
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French offensive
Napoleon controlled the army and occupied most of Spain. some besieged cities resisted attack for several months. Once he had control over the country, Napoleon took many of his troops to invade Russia in 1812 -
popular resistance
Irregular troops began guerrilla warfare and the Spanish army stopped the French advance southwards at the Battle of Bailén -
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Anglo-Spanish victories
The British army commanded by General Wellington attacked from Portugalin support of the Spanish troops, defeating the French in The Battle of Salamanca in 1812 -
The end of the war
the French signed the treaty of Valençay. they withdrew from Spain and returned the crown to Ferdinand VII