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 Buna–Gona: Allied forces and order of battle troop 2/5th Field Regiment (Fd Regt): four 25-pounders One battery 2/1st Field Regiment (Attached): twelve 25-pounders One troop 13th Field Regiment (Attached): four 4.5 in howitzers 1st Mountain Battery (Attached): three 3.7 in mountain howitzers No. 4 Squadron RAAF (two detached flights) Battle of Buna–Gona: Allied forces and order of battle The Battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It followed the conclusion of the Kokoda Track campaign and lasted from 16 November 1942 until 22 January 1943. The battle was conducted by Australian and United States forces against