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
Order of battle at the Battle of Trafalgar are listed in sailing order. The British fleet during the battle consisted of 33 warships, 27 of which were ships of the line. During the battle the frigates and smaller vessels acted in support, but did not engage the enemy. The following listing shows the French and Spanish ships of the line by order of sailing from north to south. The combined fleet consisted of 41 ships with 18 French ships of the line and 15 Spanish ships of the line. Order of battle at the Battle of Trafalgar This is a listing of the fleets that participated in the