FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE

APRIL 1809 FRENCH TURN
Napoleon entertains in Paris as French troops in Austria march northward, leaving the Hungarians plains behind.

Soult cautiously advances up the Douro toward Ciudad Rodrigo and the Portuguese frontier.

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APRIL 1809 ALLIED TURN
While English ships continue to unload reinforcements at Portuguese ports, Wellington moves across the Spanish border and smashes Pallofox at Badajoz.

Date	Name	Attacker	Defender	Description	Victor	Casualties
April 1809	Badajoz	Wellington 50,000	Pallofox 30,000	Wellington combines forces with Hill and leads 50,000 English and Portuguese troops across the Spanish border. He catches Pallofox's 30,000 men napping outside the city and launches an immediate assault. The Spanish have no time to react much less get behind the city's walls. The rout is complete and by noon, the English are in sole possession of the field.	England	5,000 English 20,000 Spanish