Kammala wannan jumla: A lokacin yakin Peninsular, ya bi Sir Brent Spencer zuwa gabar tekun Spain a 1808. A cikin 1808 da 1809, ya yi aiki a Fotigal a matsayin mataimakin janar-janar kuma a matsayin "mai taimakawa sansani" ga Duke na Wellington. Ya kasance a cikin
yaƙe-yaƙe na Roliça, Vimeiro, Corunna, Talavera, da Buçaco, waɗanda yaƙe-yaƙe ya karɓi giciye na zinariya. Ya kuma kasance a wurin da Wellington ya wuce daga Douro a 1809.