The spanish army is the first expansion for commands amp colours napoleonics at the time of the napoleonic wars spain was only a shadow of its former power spanish troops and leaders as many napoleonic historians point out performed badly on a large number of occasions yet there are a number of battles bailen tamames alcaniz and san marcial where the spaniards fought valiantly and gained victory ironically the point most historians overlook is the fact that the spanish armies constituted a thr