Second Battle of Porto
The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro, was a battle in which General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took back the city of Porto. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April, Wellesley (later named 1st Duke of Wellington) immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River, approaching Porto where its defences were weak. Soult's late attempts to muster a defence were in vain. The French quickly abandoned the city in a disorderly retreat.
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Second Battle of Porto
The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro, was a battle in which General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took back the city of Porto. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April, Wellesley (later named 1st Duke of Wellington) immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River, approaching Porto where its defences were weak. Soult's late attempts to muster a defence were in vain. The French quickly abandoned the city in a disorderly retreat.
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45xCe modèle est-il pertinent ...... , que d'une victoire anglaise.
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A Batalha do Douro (também con ...... eses a retirarem para Espanha.
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Die Zweite Schlacht von Oporto ...... eges auf der Iberischen Insel.
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II bitwa pod Oporto – jedna z ...... tylerię i uciekł do Hiszpanii.
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La seconda battaglia di Oporto ...... per l'armata anglo-portoghese.
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The Second Battle of Porto, al ...... fleeing through the mountains.
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600 killed or wounded & 1,500 captured
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French Empire
United Kingdom
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1809-05-12
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* French retreat into Spain
Anglo-Portuguese victory
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Portuguese and British regimen ...... at the Second Battle of Porto
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45xCe modèle est-il pertinent ...... nsulaire du Portugal Batailles
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A Batalha do Douro (também con ...... eses a retirarem para Espanha.
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Die Zweite Schlacht von Oporto ...... eges auf der Iberischen Insel.
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II bitwa pod Oporto – jedna z ...... zlokowały się oddziały Soulta.
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La seconda battaglia di Oporto ...... per l'armata anglo-portoghese.
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The Second Battle of Porto, al ...... city in a disorderly retreat.
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Batalha do Douro (1809)
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II bitwa pod Oporto
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Second Battle of Porto
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Seconda battaglia di Oporto
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Seconde bataille de Porto
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Zweite Schlacht bei Oporto
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Battle of Porto
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