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Napoleon's Stolen Army: A Peninsular War story

82 min • 17 april 2025

How did the British manage to help an entire Spanish army escape from Central Europe so that they could be shipped home to fight in the Peninsular War? John Marsden joins us to explore the story of 'Napoleon's stolen army', and how these Spanish troops and British intrigue managed to pull off one of the most audacious and little known operations of the Napoleonic Wars.

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