古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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in 1808, there were widespread uprisings against the french occupation of spain, and napoleon sent troops to pacify the major centres of resistance. in june 1808, as french soldiers were marching through valdepenas, the village rose up in arms.

as there were insufficient men in the village, a 20-year-old girl, juana galan, took to the street to fight in hand-to-hand combat with the french cavalry, armed with a club. the other women poured hot water and boiling oil or vinegar on the french. the fighting lasted from morning till evening, and eventually the french withdrew. this delay facilitated the spanish victory in the battle of bailen in july.

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