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  • Dos de Mayo Uprising
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  • The Dos de Mayo of 1808, was a rebellion by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French troops, provoking a brutal repression by the French Imperial forces and triggering the Peninsular War.
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Partof
  • the Peninsular War
Date
  • 1808-05-02
Commander
Caption
  • The Second of May 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes, by Francisco de Goya .
Casualties
  • 31
  • 200
Result
  • *Mass executions in reprisal *Outbreak of the Peninsular War
  • *Uprising suppressed but insurrection spreads throughout Spain
combatant
  • Spain
  • First French Empire
Place
  • Madrid, Spain
Conflict
  • Dos de Mayo
abstract
  • The Dos de Mayo of 1808, was a rebellion by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French troops, provoking a brutal repression by the French Imperial forces and triggering the Peninsular War.