The 1812 assault on Badajoz turned the tide of the war against Napoleon
The bloody 1812 siege of Badajoz saw British and Portuguese forces breach a critical French stronghold, marking a decisive shift in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's dominance.
On the night of April 6, 1812, the Duke of Wellington led a desperate and violent assault on the fortified city of Badajoz. The British victory was one of the costliest of the Napoleonic Wars, with thousands of soldiers falling in the breach before the French defenders finally surrendered.
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