See Also: phalange(1)(dictionary)
phalange(2)(dictionary)
peninsular(dictionary)
Peninsular War(encyclopedia)
Peninsular War, the(dictionary)
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation(finance)
Poole-Sandbanks Peninsular Beach(tourism)
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (The)(finance)
GENERAL PORTLAND PENINSULAR EMPS. Credit Union(finance)

phalange(2) (iou) and Peninsular War, the (oh)


phalange(2) (iou)



phalange noun2. M16.
[French from Greek phalaggion: see PHALANGIUM.]
= PHALANGIUM 1a. M16-L17.
= OPILIONID noun. L19.

Peninsular War, the (oh)



a war that was fought in Spain and Portugal between the armies of France, led by Napoleon, and of Britain, led by the Duke of Wellington. It began when Napoleon attacked Spain in 1808 and ended when he was defeated and forced to leave Spain in 1813.