Military history of Spain Portugal and engage French forces on the frontiers while Spanish "guerrilleros" wore down the occupiers. Acting in concert, regular and irregular allied forces prevented Napoleon's marshals from subduing the rebellious Spanish provinces. The Spanish navy, put to sea in support of France during the War of the Third Coalition in 1805, suffered terrible losses at the Battle of Trafalgar, having been weakened by yellow fever in the preceding years; in many ways this marked the nadir of Spanish naval history. The events in mainland Spain had extensive consequences for her empire. Spain's colonies in the Americas had shown an increasing
Battle of Réunion In recognition of his role in the battle, Raymond Decugis was later declared a "Chevalier" of the Legion of Honour and a Companion of the Liberation. Battle of Réunion The Battle of Réunion or Liberation of Réunion () was an amphibious landing and uprising which brought the island of Réunion onto the Allied side during the Second World War. The invasion was performed by the Free French Naval Forces (FNFL) destroyer "Léopard" on 28 November 1942, which toppled the administration loyal to the Vichy French regime and replaced it with a Free French administration. Since the Battle of France in