WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1808
Find out what all happened June to December 1808

The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France. (14. October 1808)

Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain. (8. July 1808)

Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain. (15. June 1808)

Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano). (22. December 1808)

Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes in the bloody Battle of Oravais. (14. September 1808)

Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins. (20. December 1808)

Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. (13. September 1808)

Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain. (6. June 1808)

French and Poles defeat the Spanish at battle of Tudela. (23. November 1808)

Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War. (21. August 1808)