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The partition of Portugal, proposed by Napoleon under the 1807 Treaty of Fointainebleu. The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement signed on 27 October 1807 in Fontainebleau, France between King Charles IV of Spain and the French Emperor Napoleon.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. 1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia Not to be confused with the French invasion of Spain in 1823. Peninsular War Part of the Napoleonic Wars Peninsular war Clockwise from top left: The Third of May 1808 Battle of Somosierra Battle of Bayonne Disasters of War prints by Goya Date 2 ...
The Franco-Spanish invasion force was led by General Jean-Andoche Junot, while the Portuguese were under the nominal command of Prince Regent John. French and Spanish troops entered Portugal and swiftly occupied it in the face of little resistance due to the poor state of the Portuguese military.
The accord proposed the division of the Kingdom of Portugal and all Portuguese dominions between the signatories. [3] 12 November 1807 Junot's Army of the Gironde reaches Salamanca [3] Salamanca, Castile and León: Manoeuvres (French) 19–30 November 1807 Invasion of Portugal: Portugal Manoeuvres (French)
The 1762 Bourbon invasion of Portugal was actually a succession of three military campaigns in different places and times with similar results: "The first object of the allied governments of Spain and France was to invade Portugal, the ancient ally of Great Britain, which was supposed to be wholly incapable of defending itself against so formidable a confederacy...that feeble and defenceless ...
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 ...
The Invasion of Portugal may refer to several invasions of Portugal including one of the following events: Spanish invasion of Portugal during the War of the Portuguese Succession (1580) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762), part of the Seven Years' War; 1801 Invasion of Portugal by Spanish forces in the War of the Oranges
From the British point of view the most pressing issue in the war with Spain was a threatened invasion of Portugal, which although a historic British ally, had, like Spain, remained neutral through most of the conflict. France persuaded a reluctant Spain into attacking Portugal and hoped that this new front would draw away British forces then ...