British forces under the command of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington" id="mwYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Duke of Wellington</a> assault the fortress of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Badajoz_(1812)" id="mwYg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Badajoz (1812)">Badajoz</a>. This would be the turning point in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_War" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Peninsular War">Peninsular War</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a>-led France.