The Peninsular War (Collab)

• 18 October 1807: First French troops enter Spain
• 27 October 1807: Treaty of Fontainebleau signed between Spain and France, stating that French troops will enter Spain in order to begin a combined Franco-Spanish invasion of Portugal, but the French troops had already entered by this date
• 19 November 1807: French troops reach the Portuguese border and cross the border along the Tagus river. Advance along the river continues until the 23 of November
• 23 November 1807: French forces capture Abrantes and stops in the city
• 26 November 1807: French forces begin marching down the Tagus to Lisbon, which would be reached by the 30th
• 30 November 1807: France captures Lisbon. Portugal surrenders but it remains unocuppied
• 2 December 1807: Spanish forces invade Portugal from central Extremadura
• 3 December 1807: Spaniards capture the fortress of Elvas
• 12 December 1807: Spaniards invade Northern Portugal from their bases in Vigo and besiege Valença
• 13 December 1807: Spaniards capture Oporto
• 14 December 1807: Portuguese territories North of the Douro are captured (except for Valença)
• 15 December 1807: Valença surrenders to Spain
• 28 December 1807: By this date all of Portugal is ocuppied and divided
• 2 May 1808: Civilian uprising against the French units stationed in Madrid after they kidnapped the prince from the Royal Palace of Madrid. Considered the beginning of the Peninsular War even if bellic actions were taken before this date. A document signed in Móstoles oficially results in the declaration of war between France and Spain.
• 9 May 1808: Abdications of Bayonne take place, with both Spanish monarchs (Ferdinand VII and Charles III) resignating to the throne in favour to Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon.
• 11 December 1813: Treaty of Valençay signed. Official peace treaty between King Ferdinand VII of Spain and Napoleon. The treaty was rejected by the court of Madrid and the war continued