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Battle of Roliça

At the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808), the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War, an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order.

Battle of Roliça
Battle of Roliça · William Heath, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
17 Aug 1808
Where
Roliça
Era
Modern

Topics

Portugal305 CE – todayKingdom of Portugal1109 – 1910

Before and after

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