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The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro or the Crossing of the Douro, [5] took place on 12 May 1809. General Arthur Wellesley 's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Soult 's French troops and took back the city of Porto.
View of the city of Porto and Ponte das Barcas (restored after the disaster) from the Vila Nova de Gaia riverside, Henry L'Eveque, 1817. On 29 March 1809 the Ponte das Barcas (Bridge of Boats), a pontoon bridge on the River Douro in Porto, Portugal was the site of one of the world's most deadly bridge disasters which occurred during the First Battle of Porto between Portuguese and invading ...
Thousands of fleeing civilians drowned in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster. The Ponte das Barcas ( Bridge of Boats) was a permanent pontoon bridge across the Douro River. Residents fled over the he bridge away from Porto towards the south, Gaia side, pursued by French troops. Some Portuguese units started to sabotage the bridge to prevent the ...
Reinforced, he took to the offensive. In the Second Battle of Porto he crossed the Douro river in a daylight coup de main, and routed Marshal Soult's French troops in Porto. [116] With Portugal secured, Wellesley advanced into Spain to unite with General Cuesta's forces.
Serra do Pilar's military importance first became evidenced during the Peninsular War when it was used by General Arthur Wellesley to launch a surprise attack on the French across the Douro, and retake Porto. [1] The monastery's prominent location acted as the only Liberal stronghold on the south side of the Douro during the Siege of Porto. [4]
Battle of Grijó: Porto (Portugal) Anglo-Portuguese victory 12 May 1809 Second Battle of Porto: Porto (Portugal) Anglo-Portuguese victory (decisive) Also known as the Battle of the Douro. Wellesley's British troops, reinforced by Portuguese units under Beresford's command, beat Soult at Oporto, forcing the French out of the country. [16] 14 May ...
12 May: Second Battle of Porto; French defeated. [6] 1820 - Military insurrection in Porto launches Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820. [8] 1832 - July: Siege of Porto begins during the Portuguese Civil War. [2] 1833 August: Siege ends. [2] Royal Library of Porto and title of Duke of Porto established. [9] 1834 - Associação Comercial do ...
The outcome of the battle of Douro proved crucial for the failure of the Spanish invasion, [53] because as Dumouriez explained: "Portugal was at that time without troops and planet-struck; had the [Spanish] army advanced rapidly upon Oporto it must have taken it without firing a gun. Great resources would have been found there, both in money ...