22 January - By secret treaty signed at the
Congress of Verona, the
Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade
Spain for the purpose of restoring
Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutionary liberals) as absolute monarch of the country.
23 May - The rebel Spanish government withdraws from
Madrid to
Seville following French attacks.
31 August -
Battle of Trocadero: French infantry capture the fort of Trocadero and turn its guns on
Cádiz.
30 September - Cádiz surrenders to the French and Ferdinand VII of Spain is restored to his throne as absolute monarch.
5 November - The "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis" begin their withdrawal from Spain, although a French army of occupation remains in the country until 1828.
22 January - By secret treaty signed at the
Congress of Verona, the
Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade
Spain for the purpose of restoring
Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutionary liberals) as absolute monarch of the country.
23 May - The rebel Spanish government withdraws from
Madrid to
Seville following French attacks.
31 August -
Battle of Trocadero: French infantry capture the fort of Trocadero and turn its guns on
Cádiz.
30 September - Cádiz surrenders to the French and Ferdinand VII of Spain is restored to his throne as absolute monarch.
5 November - The "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis" begin their withdrawal from Spain, although a French army of occupation remains in the country until 1828.