Peninsular War
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Oct 30, 2026
Pete QuiñonesHOST
At the commencement of the 19th century, it was regarded with nothing short of amazement.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
When in 1808, during the Peninsular War, Nathan Rothschild undertook in London to attend to the pay of the English army in Spain, his action was regarded as a stupendous achievement and indeed laid the foundation of all his influence.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Until 1798, only the Frankfurt firm had been in existence.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
In that year, one of the sons of Mayor Amschel established a branch in London, another son settled in Paris in 1812, a third in Vienna in 1816, and a fourth in Naples in 1820.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
At the commencement of the 19th century, it was regarded with nothing short of amazement.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
When in 1808, during the Peninsular War, Nathan Rothschild undertook in London to attend to the pay of the English army in Spain, his action was regarded as a stupendous achievement and indeed laid the foundation of all his influence.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Until 1798, only the Frankfurt firm had been in existence.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
In that year, one of the sons of Mayor Amschel established a branch in London, another son settled in Paris in 1812, a third in Vienna in 1816, and a fourth in Naples in 1820.
Marcus FuriousGUEST
Because prior to that I was sort of confined to the northern mountains of Cantabria and Asturias and Galicia and it's hard to like create a prosperous kingdom in the cold mountains of the north, you know.
BeauHOST
I've got long-form content all about the Peninsular War, the Napoleon-era Peninsular War.
BeauHOST
A downfall of General Junot.
BeauHOST
I've got long-form content about the Spanish Civil War of Franco as well.
Patrick BoyleHOST
Gregor is described as being an unremarkable soldier, and he resigned in 1810 after an argument with one of his superiors.
Patrick BoyleHOST
He had been part of the 57th Regiment, who about a year after he resigned earned the nickname the Diehards for their bravery during the Peninsular War.
Patrick BoyleHOST
Never one to worry much about the details, MacGregor made much of the regiment's fighting reputation, leaving out the fact that it had been earned after he had left.
Patrick BoyleHOST
When he returned to Edinburgh, he took on the title of Colonel and wore the badge of a Portuguese Knightly Order.
speaker_0NARRATOR
And Britain, under the command of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, landed an army in Portugal and provided the guerrilla resistance with a professional military backbone it would otherwise have lacked.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The Peninsula War dragged on for six years.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It consumed hundreds of thousands of French soldiers and incalculable resources.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Napoleon called it, in a moment of unusual candor on Saint Helena, his Spanish ulcer.
Sean BeanHOST
was a very valued, experienced general, wasn't he? I mean, I think Wellington thought quite highly of him.
speaker_6GUEST
Picton's famous from the Peninsular War.
speaker_6GUEST
He's probably Wellington's most experienced, toughest, best general.
speaker_6GUEST
And he's seen command of the whole of the left wing of the Allied line.
KellyHOST
Even if you had the pikes in hand, like they have tactics,
DermotHOST
you know, you should be getting muskets or I think rifles are starting to even come in in the Peninsular War at this time.
DermotHOST
So, you know, he's using the wrong weapon systems.
DermotHOST
rockets and explosives were squibs they were very impressive like acoustically and everything but I don't really think at this time Congreve's rocket powder was the way to go blow up a place with a barrel of it but I just think it sounds half-arsed
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DermotHOST
Fuck the French.
DermotHOST
You find out what's the next generation of artillery? What's the next generation of firearms? I watched all the Sharps Rifles TV movies with Sean Bean.
DermotHOST
Recommend them very strongly, but it's set in the Peninsular War, this exact era, close enough, and that's when the rifles come in.
DermotHOST
I don't know if they're Enfields, I think that's later, but they have the difference between a rifle and a musket night and day.
Christopher BriceHOST
Firstly, we have an interview with Gareth Glover to talk about his book with Wellington's Cavery.
Christopher BriceHOST
Now, this looks at the services of the Daubiac and Loire brothers as they served with the Fourth Dragoons and other cavalry regiments with Wellington's army in the Peninsular War.
Christopher BriceHOST
And then later on, we have an interview with Dr. Roger Wood to discuss his book, A Great Storm of Rising.
Christopher BriceHOST
British Army and the German March Offensive of 1918.
Christopher BriceHOST
So, as mentioned earlier, our first interview today is with Gareth Glover.
Christopher BriceHOST
Gareth is a former Royal Navy officer who has been studying the Napoleonic Wars for some 40 years.
Christopher BriceHOST
If you recognize his name, you probably know him best from his work on Wellington's Army in the Peninsular War.
Christopher BriceHOST
He's acted as a battlefield tour guide and published over 130 books, a remarkable number.
E. Michael JonesHOST
It continued to spread or metastasize, as we would say, using the clinical definition.
E. Michael JonesHOST
So where'd it go? How about Spain? It went directly from France to Spain during the Peninsular Wars, right? where the English came and they're trying to conquer, drive the French out of Spain after their invasion.
E. Michael JonesHOST
And they recruit the locals and they create a word for these locals.
E. Michael JonesHOST
It's called guerrilla or little warrior or guerrilla, as we say.
Deb MarloweGUEST
But honestly, the Regency, it's just such a fascinating time.
Deb MarloweGUEST
You've got the Peninsular Wars going on.
Deb MarloweGUEST
There's so much fodder for story there.
Deb MarloweGUEST
And in those situations, there's political intrigue at home.
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