Editing Peninsular War (section)

===Napoleon's invasion of Spain<!--{{anchor|Napoleon's invasion}} Napoleon's invasion of Spain redirects here-->===
[[File:Battle of Somosierra 1808.PNG|thumb|''La bataille de Somosierra'' by [[Louis-François, Baron Lejeune]] (oil on canvas, 1810)]]

After the surrender of a French army corps at Bailén and the loss of Portugal, Napoleon was convinced of the peril he faced in Spain. With his {{lang|fr|Armée d'Espagne}} of 278,670 men drawn up on the Ebro, facing 80,000 raw, disorganized Spanish troops,{{sfn|Glover|2001|p=55}} Napoleon and his [[Marshal of France|marshals]] carried out a massive [[double envelopment]] of the Spanish lines in November 1808.{{sfn|Chandler|1995|p=631}} Napoleon struck with overwhelming strength and the Spanish defense evaporated at [[Battle of Burgos|Burgos]], [[Battle of Tudela|Tudela]], [[Battle of Espinosa|Espinosa]] and [[Battle of Somosierra|Somosierra]]. The Junta was forced to abandon Madrid in November 1808, and resided in the [[Alcázar of Seville]] from 16 December 1808 until 23 January 1810.{{sfn|Martínez|1999|p={{page needed|date=February 2014}}}} Madrid surrendered on 1 December and Joseph Bonaparte was restored to his throne. In [[Catalonia]], [[Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr]]'s 17,000-strong [[VII Corps (Grande Armée)|VII Corps]] besieged and captured [[Siege of Roses (1808)|Roses]] from an Anglo-Spanish garrison, destroyed part of [[Juan Miguel de Vives y Feliu]]'s Spanish army at [[Battle of Cardedeu|Cardedeu]] near Barcelona on 16 December and routed the Spaniards under [[Count of Caldagues|Conde de Caldagues]] and [[Theodor von Reding]] at [[Battle of Molins de Rei|Molins de Rei]].