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The Battle of Buçaco (pronounced) or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.
1 French Army of Portugal. Toggle French Army of Portugal subsection. 1.1 II Corps. ... This is the order of battle for the Battle of Bussaco, 27 September 1810 ...
At the entrance of the old convent, there is a plaque to the Battle of Bussaco which commemorates the fact that Viscount Wellington, who later became the Duke of Wellington, spent the night in the convent after the battle on 27 September 1810. The Carmelites left Buçaco in 1834 century following the dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal.
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D. Luís do Rego Barreto, 1st Viscount of Geraz do Lima (28 October 1777 – 7 September 1840), better known as General Luís do Rego, was a Portuguese nobleman, military officer and colonial administrator who distinguished himself in the fight against the Invasion of Portugal by the French in 1807, and was Governor of Pernambuco from 1817 to 1821, when he was deposed.
Serra do Bussaco ( pronounced) is a mountain range in Portugal, formerly included in the province of Beira Litoral. [1] [2] The highest point in the range is the Cruz Alta at 549 m (1801 feet), which has views over the Serra da Estrela, the Mondego River valley and the Atlantic Ocean.
Declaration of the border between Spain and Portugal in South America; Treaty of El Pardo. Total abandonment of the eastern missions by the Guarani (Transfer of the Guarani out of the territories ceded to Portugal.). Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) Fantastic War. First Cevallos ...
Pages in category "1810 in Portugal" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Siege of Almeida (1810) B. Battle of Bussaco; Combat of the Côa ...