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The British lost 125 men in all in the Second Battle of Porto. In the battle for the seminary, Wellesley's second-in-command, Major-General Edward Paget had his arm shattered by a French bullet and it had to be amputated. In addition to 1800 captured, the French suffered 600 casualties, including Foy, who was wounded.
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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 ...
Its largest tributary (carrying more water than the Douro at their confluence) is the right-bank Esla. [5] The Douro flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, the second largest city of Portugal. The scenic Douro railway line runs close to the river. Adjacent areas produce port (a mildly fortified wine) and other agricultural produce.
Downtown Battle Lake. State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham. Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29. Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park ...
Glendalough State Park is located three miles from Battle Lake. The 1,924-acre area was designated as a State Park in 1991. At the heart of the park is Annie Battle Lake, a 335-acre "Heritage Fishery." There are hiking trails, lakes, and woods in the state park. The property was a game farm during much of the 20th Century.
Foz do Douro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔʒ ðu ˈðoɾu]; meaning "Mouth of the Douro") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. [1] The population in 2011 was 10,997, [2] in an area of 1.88 km 2. [3] It became a parish in 1836.
The city of Oporto, or Porto, lies at the mouth of the Douro river. Originally a Phoenician trade settlement, the city has been continuously inhabited since the Roman times. The monuments in the city date to different periods: the Cathedral was built in Romanesque , the Church of Santa Clara in Manueline , and the Stock Exchange Palace in ...