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Events on Friday 28 July 1809 1
1809Battle of TalaveraWellesley's first major victory in the Peninsular WarAn Anglo-Spanish army under Sir Arthur Wellesley fought French forces to a costly standstill near Talavera de la Reina, Spain. The battle earned Wellesley his title of Viscount Wellington, though supply problems forced his subsequent retreat into Portugal.