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The 54 pages that link to Peninsular War, each with the reason it gives.

• Napoleon BonaparteBroader topic: The costly insurgency weakened French forces and drained imperial resources.

• Napoleonic WarsBroader topic: The prolonged Iberian struggle drained French resources and tied down troops throughout the wars.

• Guerrilla warfareBroader topic: Spanish resistance to French occupation helped popularize the term guerrilla.

• Mexican War of IndependenceRelated: The invasion destabilized Spanish rule and raised questions about legitimate authority in New Spain.

• Spanish American wars of independenceRelated: The invasion destabilized Spanish authority and prompted American cities to form governing juntas.

• José de San MartínRelated: San Martín’s service in this war preceded his decision to return to South America.

• Continental SystemBroader topic: Napoleon’s effort to enforce the blockade in Portugal helped trigger the conflict.

• May RevolutionRelated: Developments in this war shaped Buenos Aires’s doubts about who legitimately governed Spain’s American territories.

• French invasion of RussiaRelated: Like the Russian campaign, it drained French resources through a prolonged struggle far from France.

• François AragoRelated: The war disrupted Arago’s surveying expedition and led to his imprisonment and escape.

• Latin American wars of independenceRelated: Napoleon’s invasion weakened Spanish authority and triggered disputes over legitimate rule in the Americas.

• Argentine War of IndependenceRelated: The crisis of the Spanish monarchy weakened imperial authority in the Americas.

• Peruvian War of IndependenceRelated: The crisis of Spanish authority encouraged colonial juntas and independence movements across the Americas.

• Chilean War of IndependenceRelated: The captive Spanish monarch left colonial governments debating who could legitimately rule.

• Spanish Constitution of 1812Related: French occupation and the collapse of royal authority created the emergency in which the constitution was drafted.

• Charles IV of SpainBroader topic: Napoleon’s intervention after Charles IV’s fall triggered this prolonged war.

• Central American independenceRelated: The crisis weakened Spanish authority and helped spur political change in the Americas.

• Joseph BonaparteRelated: The war made Joseph’s Spanish kingship a contested occupation rather than secure rule.

• Venezuelan War of IndependenceRelated: Napoleon’s overthrow of Spain’s monarchy triggered the authority crisis that reached Caracas.

• First French EmpireRelated: The prolonged war drained French resources and weakened imperial control.

• Francisco GoyaRelated: The invasion and its aftermath transformed Goya’s art into an indictment of war and repression.

• Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)Related: French forces remained in Spain after the promised passage through the country.

• Partisan warfareNarrower topic: French occupation and Spanish resistance provided an influential early setting for modern partisan warfare.

• Transfer of the Portuguese Court to BrazilRelated: The war continued in Europe while the Portuguese monarchy governed from Brazil.

• War of the Sixth CoalitionRelated: It drained French troops while the Sixth Coalition advanced through central Europe.

• Bayonne AbdicationsNarrower topic: The abdications triggered the Spanish resistance that became a central theater of this war.

• Ferdinand VIINarrower topic: The war shaped Spanish politics while Ferdinand remained absent from the country.

• Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaRelated: The crisis in Spain weakened colonial authority when Hidalgo’s revolt began.

• Napoleonic eraBroader topic: The prolonged Iberian resistance drained French forces and weakened imperial control.

• Bolivian War of IndependenceRelated: The crisis of Spanish legitimacy helped trigger juntas and uprisings in the Americas.

• Dos de Mayo UprisingNarrower topic: The uprising helped turn resistance in Madrid into a wider war.

• Liberal Revolution of 1820Narrower topic: War and invasion set in motion the court's flight and Portugal's political crisis.

• Manuel GodoyNarrower topic: The political crisis that ended Godoy’s ministry helped open Spain to French occupation.

• Spanish liberalismRelated: The occupation and royal crisis created the conditions for Spain’s first liberal political experiments.

• The Third of May 1808Narrower topic: The painting’s execution scene belongs to the wider French occupation and resistance in Spain.

• Colombian War of IndependenceRelated: The crisis of Spanish authority overseas began with Napoleon’s intervention in Spain.

• Ecuadorian War of IndependenceRelated: The crisis of Spanish authority opened space for Quito's autonomous junta.

• Roderick MurchisonRelated: Murchison served as a young officer in the campaign before turning to geology.

• Spanish American independenceRelated: The invasion destabilized the monarchy and prompted political authority disputes across the empire.

• André MassénaNarrower topic: Masséna’s Portuguese campaign became one episode in a war that drained French manpower and resources.

• Battle of VitoriaNarrower topic: Vitoria was a turning point in this wider war against Napoleon’s rule in Spain.

• First Constitutional EraRelated: The war enabled the Cádiz assembly to draft a constitution during the king’s absence.

• Battle of SalamancaNarrower topic: Salamanca was a major Allied victory within this wider war.

• Decolonization of the AmericasRelated: The crisis of monarchies in Europe weakened imperial authority across Latin America.

• History of SpainBroader topic: The war weakened the monarchy and accelerated political upheaval and American independence movements.

• Jean-de-Dieu SoultBroader topic: Soult commanded French forces in Spain and Portugal through several shifting campaigns.

• Arthur WellesleyBroader topic: Wellington built his reputation commanding British and Portuguese forces against Napoleon's armies.

• Spencer PercevalRelated: Perceval’s government continued Britain’s military commitment against France in Spain and Portugal.

• Trienio LiberalNarrower topic: The war created the political crisis and constitutional experiments inherited by the Trienio.

• War of the OrangesRelated: The 1801 settlement failed to prevent a later French invasion of Portugal.