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He gave to Great Britain the pretext to militarily intervene in the Iberian Peninsula's affairs. Had not Napoleon ordered the invasion of Portugal, the Portuguese would not have likely accepted any British interference in their own internal policy.

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Q: How did napoleon sending an army to invade portugal and began the penninsula war vontribut to napoleons final defeat?
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