ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Inta lagu guda jiray dagaalkii Jasiiradda, wuxuu Sir Brent Spencer ku raacay xeebta Spain sanadkii 1808. Sannadihii 1808 iyo 1809, wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyay Portugal isagoo kaaliye u ahaa taliyaha guud iyo "kaaliye xerada" Duke of Wellington. Wuxuu goob joog ka ahaa
dagaalladii Roliça, Vimeiro, Corunna, Talavera, iyo Buçaco, dagaalladii uu ku helay iskutallaab dahab ah. Wuxuu sidoo kale joogay Wellington markii uu ka gudbay Douro sanadkii 1809.