Although forced back to the edges of their Peninsula by France and the traitors who helped them, Spain is not yet out of the fight. Wellington has planned a fresh offensive to drive the invaders out of Portugal and eventually out of the Peninsula altogether.
Now Napoleon’s Armée d'Espagne, has invaded Portugal once again but thus far the network of entrenchments has proved impossible for the French to successfully assail. Following the withdrawal from the Madrid area of the combined armies of Great Britain, Portugal and Spain after the Battle of Talavera in July 1809, Viscount Wellington retreated into Portugal and consolidated his forces. It is 1811 and the war in the Spanish Peninsula has been raging for over two years, with mixed fortunes and heavy casualties for both sides. It was during this era that the Spanish resistance gave their style of fighting its name: Guerrilla, or the “little war”. The Peninsular Campaign Downloadable Content is a new and independent campaign for Napoleon: Total War based on the conflict in the Spanish Peninsula between 18.
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