british line infantry peninsular warWidely held as the finest body of fighting men to have fought under the Union flag, the British army in the Peninsular campaign tasted defeat but were far more often to be found savouring yet another victory over their old foe, the French. Led by great commanders such as Moore, Crauford and Wellesley, the British army was a well drilled and, on the whole, disciplined force that saw service on the Iberian Peninsula from 1808 until the end of the